Non-Farm Payrolls Preview: Impact on Euro

Date October 2, 2008

Will Non-Farm Payrolls Push the Fed to Cut Interest Rates?
September non-farm payrolls are due for release on Friday and now more than ever the level of job losses could determine whether the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates this month and by how much. The US dollar hit a one year high against the [...]

Euro Hits 1 Yr Low on Trichet’s Comments: Is He Open to Coordinated Easing?

Date October 2, 2008

The European Central Bank President has finally buckled under the weight of bank failures, recessions and slower global growth. Although the ECB left interest rates unchanged at 4.25 percent this morning, Trichet has paved the way for an interest rate cut before the end of the year. This has driven the Euro to [...]