Dollar rises against most major currencies
December 9th, 2009 by angel117The dollar rebounded against most major currencies on Friday after U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said that monetary policy would be tightened when U.S. economic recovery looked on a firm footing.,replica watches
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“At some point, however,louis vuitton, as economic recovery takes hold,replica watches, we will need to tighten monetary policy to prevent the emergence of an inflation problem down the road,louis vuitton,” Bernanke said.
Bernanke’s comments drove the dollar higher in Friday trading. The greenback fell in previous sessions as the Fed is expected to keep rates lower than other nations.
The dollar also gained some strength from a report showed that U.S. trade deficit narrowed unexpectedly. The U.S. Commerce Department reported on Friday that U.S. trade gap contracted to 30.7 billion dollars in August from 31.9 billion dollars in July. August exports rose 0.2 percent while imports fell 0.6 percent,replica watches, driven by a sharp fall of oil imports.
Analysts of Global Insight said imports will pick up more than exports in the second half of the year, as the domestic inventory cycle turns. It will lead to a gradually widening trade deficit.
The euro bought 1.4709 dollars in late New York trading compared with 1.4778 dollars it bought late Thursday. The pound fell to 1.5835 dollars from 1.6067 dollars.
The dollar fell to 1.0441 Canadian dollars from 1.0516 Canadian dollars, and rose to 1.0322 Swiss francs from 1.0272 Swiss francs. It rose to 89.84 Japanese yen from 88.52 Japanese yen.
Source: Xinhua
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