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Wednesday, August 11, 2010

FOREX NEWS 11-AUG-2010

Sterling Declines as Confidence of Consumers Wanes

The Great Britain pound declined today against the US dollar and the Japanese yen as the concerns about the possible slowdown of the nation’s economic growth weakened the currency.

Rand Weakens on Slower Manufacturing Growth
August 11th, 2010

The South African rand dropped versus the US dollar today, following yesterday’s decline, on the speculation that the growth of the manufacturing output slowed in South Africa.

Aussie Weakens on Reduced Demand for Riskier Assets
August 11th, 2010

The Australian dollar fell today as the signs of the slower economic growth, particularly in the US and China, damped the demand for the riskier currencies.

Dollar Weakens After FOMC Meeting
August 10th, 2010

The US dollar fell versus the Japanese yen and also declined against the Great Britain pound and the euro, remaining above the opening level though, after the Federal Reserve decided to keep the interest rates at the record low level.

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