World news about “U.S. dollar” published by euronews.
Egypt holds dollar auctions to avert currency crisis Egypt is taking urgent action to avoid a currency crisis and prevent a messy devaluation. After appealing to people to go easy on exchanging the local pound… 30/12/2012
European markets at close: 14.11.2012 14/11/2012
Panama wants the euro as legal tender Panama, one of the fastest growing economies in Latin America, wants to adopt the euro as legal tender to run alongside the country’s US dollar… 15/10/2012
Banks still want the euro in their vaults The eurozone may be in the midst of a debt crisis, but the euro itself is still in strong demand as a reserve currency. Around the world governments show… 11/07/2012
Japan and China to trade yen-yuan directly Asia’s two biggest economies, Japan and China, are to start trading their currencies directly from the start of June. Previously they have set exchange… 29/05/2012
Euro slides despite solid French bond demand The euro slid over one percent on Thursday due to persistent worries about the European debt crisis; that also pulled down share prices around the region… 05/01/2012
Fed leaves policy unchanged, flags up risks The Federal Reserve has held off from fresh stimulus measures for the US economy at its final policy-setting meeting of the year, but warned turbulence in the… 13/12/2011
Iran’s currency falls to a record lowIran’s currency has reportedly fallen to a record low against the US dollar. There are now 35 thousand rials to the dollar, according to agency reports… 02/10/2012
1m fake US dollars seized in PortugalPortuguese police have smashed a counterfeiting ring and seized around one million fake US dollars. Three men were arrested during the operation in the… 26/01/2012
Europe’s bourses boosted by German voteThe German lower house of parliament’s approval of new powers for the euro zone’s rescue fund boosted the region’s stock markets on Thursday – with the… 29/09/2011
Chinese anger over US debtChina has expressed strong concern at the downgrading of America’s triple A credit rating by Standard and Poor. Statements were issued through the official… 06/08/2011
China calls for new world currencyThe Chinese government has called on the United States to address its debt problems and ensure the safety of China’s dollar assets. As the largest single… 06/08/2011
Japan intervenes to tame the yenWith the yen nearing a post-World War Two high, Japan has intervened to weaken the currency. The government and central bank hope to safeguard the country’s… 04/08/2011
Dollar drops to 14-month low against the euroThe US dollar has fallen to its lowest level against the euro in more than a year. The value of the US greenback has been slipping against other major… 14/10/2009
