Singapore Dollar Declines To 1-month Low Against Euro And Pound
October 22 2009 - 1:10AM
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The Singapore dollar declined to a 1-month low against the
currencies of Europe and UK during Thursday's early trading. The
Singapore currency also showed weakness against the US dollar and
the Hong Kong dollar.
The Singapore dollar that closed yesterday's trading at 1.3904
against the US currency fell to 1.3959 in early Asian deals on
Thursday. The near term support for the Singapore dollar is seen
around the 1.397 level.
In the New York session, the US Labor Department is due to
release its customary jobless claims report for the week ended
October 17 at 8:30 am ET. Economists expect a slight rise in claims
to 517,000. At 10:00 am ET, the Conference Board is scheduled to
release a report on the U.S. leading index for September. The
consensus estimate calls for a 0.9% increase in the leading
indicators index for the month.
Rosengren is scheduled to present a paper to the Boston Fed's
annual Cape Cod conference in Chatham, Massachusetts on whether
financial stability should be added to central banks objective at
10:30 am ET.
New York Federal Reserve Bank President William Dudley would
moderate a panel on monetary policy instruments and the Fed's
supervisory function, at the Boston Fed's Cape Cod conference in
Chatham, Massachusetts at 1:30 pm ET.
In early deals on Thursday, the Singapore dollar fell to a
1-month low against its European counterpart. The Singapore
currency touched 2.0956 against the euro by about 10:50 pm ET,
compared to hit 2.0878 late Wednesday in New York. If the Singapore
currency drops further, 2.0111 is seen as the next downside target
level.
In the upcoming session, Italian retail sales, UK September
retail sales and Eurozone August current account data are
expected.
The Singapore dollar showed weakness against its UK counterpart
during Thursday's early trading. The Singapore currency that was
worth 2.3095 against the pound at yesterday's New York session
close, fell to a 1-month low of 2.3205 by 12:10 am ET. The
immediate support is seen around the 2.342 level.
The Singapore dollar that was worth 5.5746 against the Hong Kong
dollar at yesterday's New York session close dropped to 5.8492
during Thursday's early trading. If the Singapore currency falls
further, 5.541 is seen as the next downside target level.
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