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Thursday, Feb 2, 2012 Piagis Shoutout
rates page 02.02.2012 piagi reports today as the Euro weakened versus the yen and the dollar as Greece struggled to reach an agreement with bondholders on cutting the nation’s debt burden, stoking concern Europe’s crisis will deepen. The European common currency fell against 13 of its 16 major counterparts as Spanish bonds declined after the nation sold debt today....Read More
Thursday, Feb 2, 2012 Piagis Shoutout
  Piagi reports today as it reported that News Corp.’s Times newspaper in the U.K. is being investigated by police over possible computer hacking by a reporter, spreading the company’s media scandal to a third Rupert Murdoch paper in the U.K. will they never learn? The Metropolitan Police Service is investigating the Times over e-mail hacking, Labour party lawmaker...Read More
Wednesday, Feb 1, 2012 Piagis Shoutout
Rates page 01.02.2012   U.K. Stocks Rise as China Manufacturing Expands; BP Shares Gain Piagi reports as stocks in the U.K. rose for the second day, as a report showed that China’s manufacturing industries unexpectedly expanded last month, adding to optimism that growth in the world’s second-largest economy will hold firm. We saw as BP Plc climbed 2.4...Read More
Tuesday, Jan 31, 2012 Piagis Shoutout
Forex rates page 31.jan 2012   Today the last day of January we report as the Great British Pound strengthened to a 10-week high against the US Dollar as the optimism European leaders are seen to be moving closer toward resolving the region’s debt crisis damped demand for the relative safety of the greenback. The Gilts fell for the first time in five days after the...Read More
Monday, Jan 30, 2012 Piagis Shoutout
Forex rates page U.K. Home Prices Face Downward Pressure in 2012, Hometrack Says Piagi reports that U.K. house prices were unchanged in January, according to property researcher Hometrack Ltd., which stated that “continued downward pressure” on property prices will continue amid a squeeze on consumers. From this time last year, property values have fallen 1.6 percent...Read More
Friday, Jan 27, 2012 David Clingerman
Here are the current interbank forex rates at this moment on January 27th, 2012: Financial News: The Swiss National Bank may sell the franc “agressively” in the coming days to protect its ceiling for the currency against the euro, Deutsche Bank AG said. “Central bank intervention could emerge any day now given where we are,” George Saravelos,...Read More
Thursday, Jan 26, 2012 David Clingerman
Here are the current interbank forex rates at this moment on the 26th of January, 2012: Financial News: The dollar weakened versus all but one of its 16 major counterparts as the Federal Reserve’s pledge to keep interest rates at a record low for longer than originally forecast spurred investors to seek higher yields. The U.S. currency fell to a five-week low against...Read More
Wednesday, Jan 25, 2012 Piagis Shoutout
Piagi reports on the news outside of the forex markets WPP Plc said its JWT unit has bought a 51% stake in a newly incorporated Jordanian company which will acquire the assets of IDEA, "a full service marketing & communications company in Amman, Jordan". Renishaw Plc posted 1H results: "Revenue for the six months ended 31st December 2011 was a record £147.1M, up 11% on the...Read More
Wednesday, Jan 25, 2012 David Clingerman
Here are the current interbank forex rates at this moment today, the 25th of January, 2012: Financial News: The euro fell for the first time in three days versus the dollar after the European Central Bank was said to oppose restructuring its Greek bonds, adding to concern the nation will fail to win a deal to reduce its debt. The yen reached its weakest level in almost...Read More
Wednesday, Jan 25, 2012 Piagis Shoutout
Currency rates and Greek bond negotiations matched by celebrity debt Greek bond negotiations matched by celebrity debt In Athens this week, it is reported that , "the finance ministry has revealed that  4,151 Greeks owe €14.9bn to the state – more than the €14.5bn bond repayment Athens has to make in March." The reported list of tax-evaders includes a slew of...Read More