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Risk aversion boost yen and dollar

ft.com
10-Oct-2008
        
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Risk appetite vanished from the currency markets once more on Friday, as plummeting equities sent investors into panic, scrambling from high-yielding currencies and flocking to the perceived safe havens of the yen and the dollar. The Australian dollar erased Thursday’s gains against the yen, diving 5.3 per cent to Y65.54,... [read full story]                    

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Risk aversion boosts yen and dollar

ft.com
10-Oct-2008
        

Risk appetite vanished from the currency markets once more on Friday, as plummeting equities sent investors into panic, scrambling from high-yielding currencies and flocking to the perceived safe havens of the yen and the dollar

Dollar higher amid risk aversion

xinhuanet.com
10-Oct-2008
        

NEW YORK, Oct. 10 (Xinhua) -- The dollar rose against most major currencies on Friday as risk appetite in foreign exchange market was still under heavy pressure. The euro bought 1.3308 dollars in late New York trading compared...

                   

Dollar closes down, at US66c

news.com.au
10-Oct-2008
        

The Australian dollar closed 3.3 US cents lower as continued fears about a global recession had investors dumping riskier assets such as shares and high-yielding currencies. At 17.00pm (AEDT), the Australian dollar was trading...

                   

Dollar falls lower, to US66c

news.com.au
10-Oct-2008
        

THE Australian dollar was lower at noon as investors abandoned the high-yielding currency after heavy falls on local and overseas equity markets and ahead of a meeting of world leaders in Washington on the weekend.

                   

Dollar slides below US69c

news.com.au
10-Oct-2008
        

THE dollar is trading below US66c after a weak finish on US equity has investors running scared of riskier assets. At 12.00PM (AEDT), the Australian dollar was trading at $US0.6660/68, down about 2.6 US cents from yesterday's...

                   

Dollar slumps below US68c

news.com.au
08-Oct-2008
        

THE dollar has continued its free-fall, hitting a five-year low, as investors shed riskier assets on further fears of a global recession. The Australian dollar fell 4.40 US cents from yesterday's local close, a further decline...

Dollar hits five-year low

news.com.au
08-Oct-2008
        

THE Australian dollar has fallen to its lowest level in more than five years as global recession fears heightened. The dollar fell sharply against both the US dollar and the Japanese yen as investors sold higher yielding...