The dollar slipped to a life-time low against the euro for the third consecutive session on Tuesday ahead of a meeting of the Federal Reserve, which is widely expected to cut interest rates. Adding to the weakness of the dollar, the Conference Board reported its index of U.S. consumer confidence fell to much lower-than-expected 95.6 in October, its lowest level in two years, from a downwardly revised 99.5 in September.
The crown strengthened to near record highs against the euro yesterday, taking the opposite way than the other currencies in the central European region, which jointly slipped versus the single currency.
FX RATES | |
USD/CZK | 18.560/590 |
USD/GBP | 2.0736/38 |
EUR/CHF | 1.6724/30 |
EUR/CZK | 26.840/870 |
USD/YEN | 114.73/75 |
EUR/GBP | 0.6972/75 |
EUR/USD | 1.4457/60 |
EUR/YEN | 165.89/96 |
STOCK MARKETS | ||
NIKKEI | 16737.63 | +86.62 |
EUROSTOXX 50 | 4462.95 | -8.51 |
FTSE 100 | 6659.0 | -47.0 |
DAX 30 | 7977.94 | -31.73 |
S&P 500 | 1531.02 | -9.96 |
NASDAQ | 2816.71 | -0.73 |
PX 50 | 1913.4 | -23.5 |
GOLD | 783.70/+784.50 | - |
DEPOSIT RATES | ||||
CZK | USD | EUR | YEN | |
ON | 3.00-3.10 | 4.98-5.08 | 4.08-4.13 | --- |
3M | 3.47-3.57 | 4.88-4.98 | 4.55-4.60 | 0.82-0.92 |
6M | 3.54-3.64 | 4.79-4.89 | 4.56-4.61 | 0.93-1.03 |