Foreign Exchange Insights and Next Week
Ten Years after the Onset of the Financial Crisis
August 7, 2017
The initial tremors of the financial crisis that triggered the Great Recession were felt ten years ago this week. The dollar is 56% and 17% stronger now than then against sterling and the euro but 18.6% and 7.6% weaker relative to the Swiss franc and yen. The dollar has also appreciated versus commodity-sensitive currencies such […] More
New Overnight Developments Abroad - Daily Update
Monday Rundown
August 7, 2017
Comparatively small changes can be seen so far in U.S. and European stocks. Likewise, the dollar shows a dip of 0.1% against the yuan and resilient euro but gains of 0.3% versus the loonie, 0.2% against the Australian dollar and 0.1% relative to the yen, Swissie, and sterling. Bigger dollar advances of 0.7% against the […] More
