The dollar rebounded from a three-week low against the euro on Tuesday after the Federal Reserve raised interest rates by 25 basis points to 1.50%, as expected, and revealed positive expectations about the future development of the U.S....
...economy. The Fed statement appeared more bullish about U.S. economic and interest rate prospects than the market had anticipated, providing a major impulse for the dollar's rise. The recent batch of soft U.S. economic data was considered transitory, with the economy poised to reaccelerate its growth soon.
The Czech crown ended stronger versus the euro for the third consecutive session on Tuesday, underpinned by expectations that the central bank will again lift interest rates already at its next policy meeting on August 26.
FX RATES |
USD/CZK |
25.645/675 |
USD/GBP |
1.8278/81 |
EUR/CHF |
1.5428/39 |
EUR/CZK |
31.380/400 |
USD/YEN |
111.28/31 |
EUR/GBP |
0.6692/96 |
EUR/USD |
1.2235/38 |
EUR/YEN |
136.14/26 |
STOCK MARKETS |
NIKKEI |
11049.46 |
+95.91 |
EUROSTOXX 50 |
2619.42 |
+22.90 |
FTSE 100 |
4350.9 |
+36.5 |
DAX 30 |
3720.64 |
+30.31 |
DJ INDEX |
9944.67 |
+130.01 |
NASDAQ |
1808.70 |
+34.06 |
PX 50 |
793.4 |
+7.0 |
GOLD |
396.25/+397.00 |
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DEPOSIT RATES |
|
CZK |
USD |
EUR |
YEN |
ON |
2.15-2.25 |
1.50-1.53 |
2.02-2.05 |
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3M |
2.41-2.51 |
1.65-1.68 |
2.08-2.11 |
-0.05---- |
6M |
2.57-2.67 |
1.87-1.90 |
2.13-2.16 |
-0.04-0.01 |