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Currency Forex Trading The U.S. dollar fell to a seven-month low against the yen and near-record lows compared to the euro on Monday.If you would like to receive late breaking news on stocks covered by AXcess News then you need to subscribe. By joining, you can stay ahead of the pack and receive the latest news in your email in-box first.Print This Page

The Federal Reserve's daily index of the dollar against a group of seven major currencies fell to a record low on Wednesday.

Forex Trading Software Nov 16, 2004 (AXcess News) New York - The U.S. dollar fell to a seven-month low against the yen and near-record lows compared to the euro on Monday.Analysts say the huge gap between what the United States buys abroad and what it sells hurts the dollar's value. The U.S. budget deficit also contributes to the dollar's decline.

While the yen was trading strongly against the dollar on Thursday morning, the currency slipped in the afternoon.

Currency Forex System Trading On a visit to Ireland, U.S. Treasury Secretary John Snow said Washington supports a "strong dollar" but said the value is best set by open markets. He was re-stating long-standing administration policy.

As we have been noticed since the beginning of this week and especially regarding the last trading day, the US dollar began its correction process against the Japanese yen.

Forex Trading System Economists say a weaker dollar makes goods exported from the United States less expensive and more attractive on foreign markets.The dollar was meanwhile trading at 105.26 yen after 105.54 on Friday.

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Currency Forex Online Trading The euro was changing hands at 1.2945 dollars from 1.2973 late on Friday in New York, 136.31 yen, 0.7008 pounds and 1.5250 Swiss francs.The dollar stood at 1.1792 Swiss francs.The pound was at 1.8466 dollars, 194.34 yen and 2.1775 Swiss francs.Advertisement

Yesterday, a day that most of the major markets were closed for holiday, the JPY was up on the GBP and stable against the USD and EUR. The Japanese currency has been trading near record lows and despite its recent revaluation, against the American Dollar it looks the JPY will remain pressured. It looks as though the JPY will keep tapering down against the dollar and Euro specially after Japan's CPI released in line with expectations at 0.0% 0.1% core and a serious correction is not expected in the short term. The JPY has fallen 4%against the EUR and 2.2% yielding assets overseas, which is called a "carry trade". This strategy will be in place for the near term. The dollar's advance may stall around 121.90 to 122 because of sell orders placed by Japanese exporters and options barriers. The yen may fall to 123 per dollar by June 30.

Forex Trade US currency is now below the 106 mark that many analysts had speculated might invite intervention by Japan.An article in Japan's Nikkei newspaper "suggests that the Japanese view US fundamentals requiring a weaker dollar and with its tacit (US) government approval, it signals that (Japan's) Ministry of Finance is not in a position to intervene," noted Kurt Hoekstra, chief dealer with Global Forex Trading.

Forex Online System Trading The pound meanwhile fell sharply on market talk of a weak British house price survey by the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors due out early Tuesday.AXcess News will be reporting on any new market trends related to this story. Members should watch their in-box for late breaking news. If you're not a member, consider joining now. Members get the latest business news, commentaries and stock picks delivered right to their in-box.

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