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Both dollar and euro rose versus the yen on Friday morning in Asia, as the fear of spreading of swine flu started to vanish. But events, that are about to happen in both Europe and the States will hit the Forex market with declining rates for both currencies.

American currency was pressured in early European trades due to end of month dynamics for fixing. Euro was rising in the first half of the day, reaching the level of 1.3385 against the dollar, and then decreasing back to the level of 1.3200.

During morning Asian trades on Friday, May 1st, both dollar and euro increased versus the yen, as it turned out that swine flu fears of the foreign exchange market are in reality not as bad, as were expected.

Many dealers claim that rising level of the American currency will not last long, because many coming up events, that are due to happen in the United States and in Europe will make many investors sell both the greenback and the euro again.

Early morning Thursday trading sessions showed weakening of the US dollar against European, British and Swiss currencies. Declining, the dollar reached its almost two-week lowest against the pound of sterling. And the earlier session’s gains of dollar against the yen in the Asian market were pared.

Dow Jones closed at the level of p. 168.79, equal to 2.1%, while Nasdaq was closed at 2.3%, or p. 38.13, which means that Nasdaq closing was at the best level in about six months, while Dow Jones closed at a two-months highest level. The S&P was closed at the highest level in three months.

During morning trades on Thursday the yen continued loosing its positions against both the euro and the dollar, due to the governmental report regarding the decrease in Japanese industrial production by over 22% during the first quarter of 2009, comparing to the fourth quarter of 2008.

Although the dollar stood lower versus many major currencies, the USD level had minimal reaction to the information reveled by the Federal Reserve about American gross domestic product which in the first quarter fell much more than it was planned.

Right after the release of the information, the dollar almost didn’t change its positions and it is still holding its positions against both the euro and the pound of sterling.

The most important aspect of daily life that affects the situation on the Forex market the most are economic news. Unlike the stock market, which is mostly influenced by micro-economy of companies, the currency market is influenced by macro-economic factors of economies in different regions and parts of the world. The most important news for foreign exchange trade is generated by government authorities, such as central banks, economic associations, and other.

Euro rose in the foreign exchange session in London, as the results of German Ifo survey were released. At the beginning of Friday (European time), the euro was traded at 1.3190, and even temporarily reached 1.3260, and then got settled at the level of 1.3240, when the survey data was released.

As a result of the survey, traders could observe, that the index of expectations has been rising for three months in a row. And although these are not results of growth or any positive incline, these results of the survey indicate that the real economy is starting to be less pessimistic.

The Central Bank of Zimbabwe is planning to provide a certain number of licenses to retailers enabling them to trade goods on foreign currency. Such act is proposed to improve the situation in the country experiencing a recession for almost a decade. It is planned to provide 250 wholesalers and 1000 retailers with corresponding licenses for the trial period of 18 month says the Governor Gideon Gono. The purpose is to decrease shortages of basic goods but not the will to “dollarize” the economy of the country.

The morning forex trades in Sydney showed unstable United States dollar in relation to major currencies such situation was caused by the more aggressive intentions of the central bank of the country in the process of constraining inflation. The central banks of the US and European countries changed their intentions concerning soon interest rate hikes thus have caused the split among the traders about the currency moves.

The morning forex trades in Sydney resulted in decrease of the United States dollar in relation to major currencies caused by the declined possibility of the interest rates hike by the Federal Reserve. According to last data the USD was traded at 108.18 Japanese Yen and the Euro was traded at $1.5475.

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The possibility of the interest rate growth by the European Central Bank in the next month caused the decline of the United States currency throughout the afternoon forex trades in Asia. It is expected that the European Central Bank will raise the interest rate after such intention was expressed by its president with intention to constrain the inflation.

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The United States currency has not almost changed in relation to other currencies throughout morning forex trades in Sydney. Thus the USD has strengthened the highs it has gained after the possibility of the interest rate hikes expressed by the Federal Reserve officials.