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Brazil's central bank called an auction on Wednesday to buy U.S. dollars on the spot foreign exchange market as part of an ongoing effort to boost international...

Mar 17, 2010 3:25PM

Current: 1,0% Previous: 1,0% Consensus: 1,0%

Mar 04, 2010 9:20AM
By Rasheed Altoun , Market Analyst

The Reserve Bank of Australia has raised interest rates by 25bp to 4.00% following a board meeting on Tuesday. The move was as expected and was the fourth hike ...

Mar 02, 2010 10:46AM

The Bank of Japan remains under steady government pressure to loosen monetary policy further, even as the central bank's ammunition to beat deflation dries up. ...

Mar 01, 2010 8:07PM

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke spoke before Congress today, reviewing the Reserve's forecast for the U.S. economic recovery. While recent economic data h...

Feb 24, 2010 1:56PM

The U.S. dollar fell versus the euro and yen on Wednesday after comments by U.S. Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke dampened speculation monetary policy tigh...

Feb 24, 2010 1:50PM

Risk appetite took a significant hit yesterday, as German IFO and US consumer confidence failed to impress the markets and concerns over Greece's impending 24 h...

Feb 24, 2010 10:59AM
By Joseph Trevisani

The euro is just over a decade old. In its short existence it has been embraced by every level of the international currency markets. Central banks, national tr...

Feb 09, 2010 8:24PM
By Wayne Cole

Australia's central bank kept rates steady at 3.75 percent on Tuesday, confounding expectations of a hike and hammering the local currency as investors slashed ...

Feb 02, 2010 1:07AM

In an effort to continue aiding the economic recovery in the United States, the Federal Reserve Board announced its decision to hold interest rates steady at 0-...

Jan 27, 2010 8:19PM
 
 
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