Risk appetite surged and hold as these numbers increase chances the US will be able to avoid a double dip recession, pushing investors away from save havens such as Swiss Franc and Yen, that anyway, posted limited loses against greenback: USD/CHF was unable to sustain gains above 1.0220 past week low, and is back around 1.1180, while USD/JPY surged to 85.10 only to return to 84.40/50 zone.
Riskier assets such as Euro and Australian dollar surged to fresh weekly highs, with EUR/USD consolidating just under 1.2890 weekly high, pointing for an upward continuation in the upcoming week, while AUD/USD consolidates latest gains in between 0.9140 and 0.9175 weekly high.
Fri, Sep 3 2010, 16:28 GMT
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