Intel and Goldman Sachs boosted confidence about corporate earnings and the economy with impressive results. As a result the US dollar fell to one-month lows against major currencies. Factories in New York also posted positive data that pushed investors into higher-yielding currencies and away from the safe-haven demand for the dollar.
The Australian and Canadian dollars tend to do the best when investors are more prone to seek risk, causing both currencies to rise about 1% against the greenback. The euro also performed well against the dollar up 0.9% to USD1.4095, the highest since July 2.
The US currency has an exchange rate at AUD1.2429 and CAD1.1191.
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| Swiss Francs | 1.4853 |
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