Treasury - Daily Forex for day 24.08.2004

24.08.2004 | , Živnostenská Banka
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With the absence of market-moving economic data releases, currency markets were driven by technical factors yesterday. Helped by a decline in oil prices, the dollar moved sharply higher versus the euro, gaining around 1.3% on the day. The...

...U.S. currency also received some support from comments by Dallas Federal Reserve Bank President Robert Mc Teer who expressed confidence about further economic expansion in the U.S. There will be no important U.S. economic figures due until Wednesday, when July durable goods orders will be published. Analysts expect a 1.0% increase in orders after their 0.9% rise in June.

The Czech crown rebounded from near three-week lows against the euro hit earlier on Monday to close the trade almost flat. The market seems to be a little nervous ahead of a parliamentary confidence vote in the government this afternoon.

FX RATES
USD/CZK 26.060/90
USD/GBP 1.8071/73
EUR/CHF 1.5394/9
EUR/CZK 31.665/680
USD/YEN 109.91/93
EUR/GBP 0.6721/25
EUR/USD 1.2147/51
EUR/YEN 133.51/59
STOCK MARKETS
NIKKEI 10985.33 +24.36
EUROSTOXX 50 2662.35 +37.39
FTSE 100 4405.3 +36.1
DAX 30 3772.14 +59.53
DJ INDEX 10073.05 –37.09
NASDAQ 1838.70 +0.68
PX 50 791.6 +6.6
GOLD 407.00/+407.75 -

DEPOSIT RATES
  CZK USD EUR YEN
ON 2.00-2.10 1.50-1.53 2.02-2.05 ---
3M 2.51-2.61 1.70-1.73 2.08-2.11 -0.05-0.02
6M 2.67-2.77 1.93-1.96 2.14-2.17 -0.03-0.04

Autor článku

Patrik Rožumberský  

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