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Euro soars to $1.60 against U.S. dollar, a new record high
LONDON (AFP) - The European single currency leapt to a record high above 1.60 dollars here on Tuesday as investor fears grew over the state of the US economy and its financial services sector, dealers said.
Source:(AFP)
2008-07-15
Oil sets new record above $147 a barrel
NEW YORK - Oil prices spiked to a new record above $147 a barrel Friday, as rising hostilities between the West and Iran and the potential for attacks on Nigerian oil facilities gave investors reason to rush back into the energy markets.
Nations:Nigeria Israel Malaysia Brazil Hungary People:Condoleezza Rice Activities:2007-8 Oil Crisis Source:(AP)
2008-07-11
IMF gloomy on growth, warns on inflation
TOYAKO, Japan (Reuters) - It is hard to know how far the global financial crisis still has to run, with the extent of further credit losses hinging on what happens to the U.S. housing sector, IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn said on Wednesday.
Nations:Japan Activities:2007-8 Global Inflation 2007 Global Credit Crunch Chinese Currency Dispute Source:(Reuters)
2008-07-09
Dollar gets helping hand from Bernanke
NEW YORK (AFP) - The dollar gained against other world currencies Tuesday in a move traders attributed to remarks by US Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke who indicated more could be done to help US banks weather a lingering credit crunch.
Nations:Japan People:Ben Bernanke George W. Bush Activities:2007 Global Credit Crunch
2008-07-09
The buck doesn't stop here; it just keeps falling
WASHINGTON - Things in the U.S. sure are tough. Brother, can you spare a euro? Signs saying "We accept euros" are cropping up in the windows of some Manhattan retailers. A Belgium company is trying to gobble up St. Louis-based Anheuser-Busch, the nation's largest brewer and iconic Super Bowl advertiser.
Nations:Canada U.S. Saudi Arabia Russia Germany People:Yasuo Fukuda Henry Paulson Ben Bernanke Activities:InBev Buys Anheuser
2008-07-06
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- Euro soars to $1.60 against U.S. dollar, a new record high 2008-07-15
- Oil sets new record above $147 a barrel 2008-07-11
- IMF gloomy on growth, warns on inflation 2008-07-09
- Dollar gets helping hand from Bernanke 2008-07-09
- The buck doesn't stop here; it just keeps falling 2008-07-06
- Bush says backs strong dollar policy 2008-07-06
- World stocks slip again 2008-07-04
- U.S. warns of resistance in China to market reforms 2008-07-03
- Don't blame the buck for high oil price: Paulson 2008-07-03
- China to crack down harder on 'hot money': govt 2008-07-03
- Pentagon will buy satellites to do more spying 2008-07-01
- Oil reaches $142 on view dollar will keep falling 2008-06-27
- Vietnam's Prime Minister Tackles Inflation 2008-06-23
- China yuan hits new high against US dollar 2008-06-18
- Obama: Boosting U.S. economy best way to aid dollar 2008-06-17
- Oil hits new record, then reverses on worries 2008-06-16
- Oil hits record near $140 a barrel on dollar, fire 2008-06-16
- US, China set for talks to address economic concerns 2008-06-15
- Facing inflation, Asia gets more aggressive 2008-06-11
- China asks US to help stabilise dollar 2008-06-09
- Oil's biggest day yet drags down stocks 2008-06-06
- Paulson committed to dollar as reserve currency 2008-06-02
- Paulson says Gulf dollar peg a sovereign matter 2008-06-01
- Ending dollar peg won't solve Gulf inflation: Paulson 2008-06-01
- China promises more flexibility on currency, trade 2008-05-22
- US stops short of branding China for currency manipulation 2008-05-15
- Oil hits record $120.93 on fear of tight supply 2008-05-06
- Asian nations agree to set up crisis fund 2008-05-04
- Stocks rise and Dow crosses 13,000 as dollar advances 2008-05-01
- Oil rises as dollar drops after Fed interest rate cut 2008-05-01
- Oil slumps on dollar, easing supply fears 2008-04-29
- Dollar hit by US housing woes, plunges to record low vs euro 2008-04-22
- Weak dollar and booming agriculture to help DuPont, Dow results 2008-04-21
- Dollar's plunge becoming lynchpin in 1Q earnings 2008-04-19
- Euro strikes new high near 1.60 dollars 2008-04-17
- Further US rate cuts seen in wake of inflation, housing news 2008-04-16
- G7 cuts growth view, shows worry on U.S. dollar drop 2008-04-13
- Finance chiefs urge IMF to sharpen crisis radar 2008-04-13
- Rising euro getting out of line with fundamentals: EU's Almunia 2008-04-12
- G7 finance chiefs give bleaker view on growth 2008-04-11
- Chavez: Castro predicted fall of dollar 2008-04-10
- U.N. says markets are to blame for world food crisis 2008-04-10
- China's yuan breaks through 7.000 to the dollar 2008-04-09
- Iran to OPEC: Stop oil sales in dollars 2008-04-06
- Alarm bells ring in European industry over euro-dollar outlook 2008-04-06
- Dollar eases as traders take profits 2008-03-19
- Dollar caught in Fed, ECB cross-fire 2008-03-16
- Dollar's plunge pushes eurozone past US 2008-03-16
- Venezuela opts for oil contracts in euros 2008-03-16
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