2011年4月19日星期二

Yen strengthens on sovereign debt concerns; Aussie, Kiwi slide

April 19, 2011, 2: 01 am EDT by Yoshiaki Nohara and Candice Zachariahs

April 19 (Bloomberg) — the yen strengthened against all its major counterparts on the concern worsening of the debt crisis in Europe and after Standard & Poor changed its credit Outlook on the United States negative.

Currency of the Japan rose for a fourth day against the euro and the dollar before the reports that economists said will show manufacturing in the euro area and the Philadelphia region slowed this month. New Zealand and Australian dollars weaken that reduce losses in the products database and the demand for assets in stocks to higher performance. "" It really summarizes for how long the market can remain fearful on Europe and the United States, "said Adam Carr, a senior economist in Sydney to ICAP Australia Ltd., a unit of brokers broker more of the world. "Risk aversion generally implies a repatriation of funds into yen."The yen climbed to 141.19 for one euro as of 6: 49 pm in London from 117.66 yesterday, when he suggested to 116.48, the highest since March 30. The Japan currency rose 0.3% for 82.44 per dollar. The euro traded at $1.4231 from $1.4235 U.S. & P yesterday to put the Government of the United States on the opinion that it would lose its AAA rating, unless decision makers to agree on a plan in 2013 to reduce budget deficits and national debt. "If an agreement is not reached and put useful implementation begins not at this time, that in our view would make tax profile U.S. usefully lower than that of the sovereigns of peers"AAA","based in New York S & P said in a report"which cut the U.S. long term prospectsnegative "for the first time."Greek DebtThe the Greek government debt insurance costs rose to a record yesterday, with contracts indicating that investors see has will more than 60 per cent chance the nation by default within five years. "The problems of the euro will be outweighed the question of the dollar,"said Kurt Magnus, Executive Director of sales of foreign exchange at Nomura Holdings Inc. in Sydney. "The European problems are more short-term." I am bearish on the euro.Europe's shared currency declined 1.7 percent week last in a measure of the currencies of 10 developed nations, according to Bloomberg Correlation-Weighted currency index. The yen has strengthened 1.7 per cent, and the dollar increased by 0.2%.Index of managers to purchase for the manufacture of the euro area dropped to 57 in April of 57.5 in March, a Bloomberg News survey before the data today. The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia general economic index fell to 36.4 this month of 43.4 in March, another survey before April 21 data. Readings above zero signal expansion.Trade SurplusThe yen strengthens generally in political, financial and economic turmoil as the surplus of the Japan that the nation does not have to rely on lenders overseas.The yen erased briefly gains against the dollar and the euro on speculation Japanese importers sold the currency of their country. "The currency had climbed to 82 per dollar, a level reached on March 18, after that the Group of seven nations intervened jointly in the foreign exchange market"."Importers were probably happy to see the yen to rise to this level," said Takashi main Kudo, Manager of foreign exchange division support center in Tokyo at NTT SmartTrade Inc., a unit of greater Japan the telephone company. "Merchants are paying attention to 82 yen" because of the G-7 intervention, he said.The yen fell to 81.99 per dollar when the intervention takes place on March 18, a summit after 76.25 war the previous day.$ Aussie, Australian and New Zealand, celebrated KiwiThe in Asian shares fell for a third day.The MSCI Asia Pacific Index in regional shares fell 1.1%, after the Thomson Reuters/index CRB goods and raw materials fell 0.9% yesterday. "" Everywhere, including Europe and the United States are not good financially, ", said OSEO Iizuka, head of foreign currency trade in Tokyo to Sumitomo Trust & Banking co., a unit of the Group of the third Bank of Japan. "Risk aversion may cause the sale of foreign currency at high performance."Australian dollar fell 0.4% to $1.0466, and the New Zealand dollar fell 0.9% to 78.43 U.S. cents.Interest rate of 4.75% in Australia reference and 2.5% in New Zealand compare with as low as zero in the United States and the Japan, make active the Organization of the nations of the South Pacific, attractive to investors seeking higher yields. The risk in these trades is that the blows of monetary market will erase profits.

-With the help of Ron Harui at Singapore. Publisher: Rocky Swift, Nicholas Reynolds

To contact the reporters on this story: Yoshiaki Nohara in Tokyo at the ynohara1@bloomberg.net. Candice Zachariahs Sydney to czachariahs2@bloomberg.net.

To contact the editor responsible for this story: Rocky Swift at rswift5@bloomberg.net.


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