The U.S. dollar slid against the euro on Friday, undermined by another slate of weak U.S. economic reports. The pace of January housing starts posted its largest monthly drop since October, while the University of Michigan's consumer confidence index surprisingly fell to 93.3 in February from 96.9 in the prior month. Furthermore, core producer price index, which excludes food and energy, rose only 0.2% in January, matching expectations.
The Czech crown was trapped in a tight band against the euro on Friday, lagging the firming tone on the other central European currency markets.
FX RATES | |
USD/CZK | 21.460/490 |
USD/GBP | 1.9531/35 |
EUR/CHF | 1.6219/27 |
EUR/CZK | 28.255/290 |
USD/YEN | 119.41/44 |
EUR/GBP | 0.6729/33 |
EUR/USD | 1.3150/53 |
EUR/YEN | 157.03/12 |
STOCK MARKETS | ||
NIKKEI | 17940.09 | +64.44 |
EUROSTOXX 50 | 4247.40 | -10.73 |
FTSE 100 | 6419.5 | -13.8 |
DAX 30 | 6957.07 | -1.55 |
S&P 500 | 1455.54 | -1.27 |
NASDAQ | 2496.31 | -0.79 |
PX 50 | 1701.3 | -1.9 |
GOLD | 671.60/+672.30 | - |
DEPOSIT RATES | ||||
CZK | USD | EUR | YEN | |
ON | 2.40-2.50 | --- | 3.55-3.58 | --- |
3M | 2.48-2.58 | 5.31-5.34 | 3.80-3.83 | 0.54-0.59 |
6M | 2.54-2.64 | 5.33-5.36 | 3.92-3.95 | 0.57-0.62 |