euro to dollar,1 euros = 1.3019 US dollar

Euro Exchange rate October 28, 2010

Currency Bid Ask Chart
EUR/AUD 1.4124821 1.4194176 Chart
EUR/CAD 1.4164129 1.4234560 Chart
EUR/CHF 1.3632939 1.3702530 Chart
EUR/DKK 7.4092371 7.5079584 Chart
EUR/GBP 0.8728491 0.8769501 Chart
EUR/HKD 10.7031199 10.7506989 Chart
EUR/JPY 112.4189756 112.9869920 Chart
EUR/NOK 8.0626888 8.1991868 Chart
EUR/NZD 1.8445355 1.8544954 Chart
EUR/SEK 9.2322463 9.4065489 Chart
EUR/SGD 1.7894070 1.8015019 Chart
EUR/THB 40.5115836 42.0572045 Chart
EUR/USD 1.3797125 1.3854886 Chart

Canadian dollar Exchange rate October 28, 2010

Currency Bid Ask Chart
CAD/DKK 5.2183389 5.2896937 Chart
CAD/HKD 7.5412058 7.5708070 Chart
CAD/JPY 79.2276218 79.5865717 Chart
CAD/NOK 5.6784522 5.7765793 Chart
CAD/SEK 6.5023361 6.6273849 Chart
CAD/SGD 1.2603328 1.2692897 Chart
CAD/THB 28.5313224 29.6300908 Chart
AUD/CAD 1.0005285 1.0049191 Chart
CHF/CAD 1.0368453 1.0415974 Chart
EUR/CAD 1.4159320 1.4229730 Chart
GBP/CAD 1.6189058 1.6264066 Chart
NZD/CAD 0.7660963 0.7698982 Chart
USD/CAD 1.0249216 1.0286795 Chart

Australian dollar Exchange rate October 28, 2010

Currency Bid Ask Chart
AUD/CAD 1.0005285 1.0049191 Chart
AUD/CHF 0.9627632 0.9670016 Chart
AUD/DKK 5.2327031 5.3039238 Chart
AUD/HKD 7.5624096 7.5907277 Chart
AUD/JPY 79.4476227 79.7987480 Chart
AUD/NOK 5.6940830 5.7921192 Chart
AUD/NZD 1.3024484 1.3088305 Chart
AUD/SEK 6.5202348 6.6452137 Chart
AUD/SGD 1.2638021 1.2727042 Chart
AUD/THB 28.6098589 29.7098005 Chart
AUD/USD 0.9748514 0.9782496 Chart
EUR/AUD 1.4121332 1.4190669 Chart
GBP/AUD 1.6145624 1.6219420 Chart

Pound Exchange rate October 28, 2010

Currency Bid Ask Chart
GBP/AUD 1.6145624 1.6219420 Chart
GBP/CAD 1.6189058 1.6264066 Chart
GBP/CHF 1.5577078 1.5651314 Chart
GBP/DKK 8.4687027 8.5821604 Chart
GBP/HKD 12.2356407 12.2858909 Chart
GBP/JPY 128.5471757 129.1530255 Chart
GBP/NOK 9.2154083 9.3720984 Chart
GBP/NZD 2.1075173 2.1181803 Chart
GBP/SEK 10.5524677 10.7524714 Chart
GBP/SGD 2.0453605 2.0593342 Chart
GBP/THB 46.3027208 48.0727624 Chart
GBP/USD 1.5772660 1.5833354 Chart
EUR/GBP 0.8727228 0.8768233 Chart

U.S. dollar Exchange rate October 28, 2010

U.S. dollar Exchange rate October 28, 2010
Currency Bid Ask Chart
USD/CAD 1.0249216 1.0286795 Chart
USD/CHF 0.9863459 0.9897553 Chart
USD/DKK 5.3602777 5.4291573 Chart
USD/HKD 7.7503000 7.7667000 Chart
USD/JPY 81.3845756 81.6855235 Chart
USD/NOK 5.8329061 5.9287795 Chart
USD/SEK 6.6791997 6.8019527 Chart
USD/SGD 1.2946139 1.3027884 Chart
USD/THB 29.3073744 30.4061795 Chart
AUD/USD 0.9748514 0.9782496 Chart
EUR/USD 1.3795129 1.3852882 Chart
GBP/USD 1.5772660 1.5833354 Chart
NZD/USD 0.7463915 0.7495098 Cha

HKD Exchange rate October 28, 2010

HKD Exchange rate October 28, 2010
Currency Bid Ask Chart
AUD/HKD 7.5586336 7.5869403 Chart
CAD/HKD 7.5383675 7.5679552 Chart
CHF/HKD 7.8394706 7.8685980 Chart
CNY/HKD 1.1580050 1.1677238 Chart
DKK/HKD 1.4285642 1.4472940 Chart
EUR/HKD 10.7009349 10.7485052 Chart
GBP/HKD 12.2365729 12.2868264 Chart
JPY/HKD 0.0949456 0.0953213 Chart
NOK/HKD 1.3076432 1.3294775 Chart
NZD/HKD 5.7840101 5.8096794 Chart
SEK/HKD 1.1400920 1.1613434 Chart
SGD/HKD 5.9541061 5.9932463 Chart
THB/HKD 0.2549108 0.2645347 Chart
USD/HKD 7.7504000 7.7668000 Chart

IMF's Blanchard Adds To Pressure On China Over Yuan

The International Monetary Fund's Chief Economist Friday added to pressure on China to accelerate the appreciation of the Yuan. 'There is certainly a problem with the absence of movement, or the almost near absence of movement in China,' Olivier Blanchard said in an interview to be broadcast at 1940 GMT on television news channel France 24. China is making a lot of progress in other areas, and the only place where they are hesitating is on the exchange rate, Blanchard said. 'I think their strategy is to do it, but to do it gently. Unfortunately the world needs it to happen faster than that,' he added. Other emerging market currencies need to appreciate if the global economic recovery is to be sustained, Blanchard added. But it is hard for these countries to act without China doing so, he said. Blanchard said he expects foreign exchange to be on the top of the agenda at the meeting of the Group of 20 industrial and developing nations in Seoul as everyone stands to gain from such talks. Blanchard also said that there is nothing 'very worrying' about the recent rise in the euro as it is back to levels before the crisis over European sovereign debt. The European Central Bank policy is perfectly reasonable at present and rates should be kept low for as long as possible, he said. The ECB could go a little further, but the margin for maneuver in monetary policy is 'relatively weak,' he added.

Dollar Up Vs Most Rivals;Caution Ahead Of US Payrolls

The dollar gained modestly against the euro Friday as investors took a cautious position ahead of a major reading of the U.S. labor market, seen a key gauge of the pace of economic recovery.

A much better-than-expected figure for the monthly U.S. payrolls report, due at 8:30 a.m. EDT, could boost the dollar further, stopping its recent broad slide against the rivals, analysts said.

Speculation has mounted over recent weeks that the Fed was just around the corner from implementing a fresh round of so-called quantitative easing--asset purchases meant to kickstart the slowing U.S. economy.

A better-than-expected reading on the monthly employment report could dash some of those expectations; James Bullard, the president of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis said in an interview early Friday QE was not a done deal, saying it would be a 'tough call.'

A disappointing reading, though, could send the euro back over the $1.40 mark, said Scotia Capital analysts.

Early Friday, the euro was at $1.3886 from $1.3912 late Thursday, according to EBS via CQG. The dollar was at Y82.32 from Y82.40, while the euro was at Y114.32 from Y114.65. The U.K. pound was at $1.5869 from $1.5862. The dollar was at CHF0.9672 from CHF0.9669.

The ICE Dollar Index, which tracks the greenback against a trade-weighted basket of currencies, was at 77.582 from 77.464.

A Dow Jones Newswires poll of economists forecasts that the September U.S. non-farm payrolls report will show a 10,000 drop in the number of jobs, after a slide of 54,000 jobs in August.

If the result shows the U.S. labor market is worsening, investors will likely push the dollar down to Y81.00, said Kenichi Nishii, a senior dealer at Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ. Even at that level, Japan's intervention to curb the yen's rise is unlikely, he added.

Because the Japanese government's intervention in September was conducted around Y82.90, markets had speculated the Y82.50-Y82.90 range to be the 'danger zone', he added.

Japan's Finance Minister Yoshihiko Noda said earlier Friday that Japan would take action when necessary, adding that the policy would not change before or after this weekend's meeting of financial chiefs and central bankers from the Group of Seven industrialized nations.

Canada Morning

The Canadian dollar ticked lower early Thursday after Canada's mixed jobs report for September.

The U.S. dollar was C$1.0224, up from C$1.0182 late Thursday, according to CQG.

Canada's Labor Force Survey showed a net loss of 6,600 jobs, missing expectations for a net increase of 10,000 jobs. However, the jobless rate, which was expected to hold steady at 8.1%, ticked down to 8.0%. Canada's economy added 37,100 full-time jobs, but lost 43,700 part-time ones.

'This report is not nearly as dire as the headline decline would suggest,' said Douglas Porter, deputy chief economist at BMO Capital Markets in Toronto. It does reveal, however, that employment conditions have cooled dramatically from the 'piping hot pace' seen earlier this year, he said.

'Renewed solid job gains will be tough to come by in the months ahead, amid the lackluster pace of underlying growth that has spilled over from the U.S. into Canada,' Porter said.


BOE WATCH: MPC On Hold, Growing Likelihood Of More Stimulus

The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee Thursday voted to keep bond purchases and its key interest rate unchanged, although it may have split into three distinct camps for the first time since August 2008, while its next move is more likely to be the provision of additional stimulus to boost growth.

As policy makers gathered for the final session of their two-day monthly meeting, figures released by leading lender HBOS showed that house prices fell in September at the fastest pace since records began in 1983.

Marks & Spencer Group PLC (MKS.LN), the U.K.'s largest clothing retailer by volume, reported that its sales growth accelerated. But it warned that the consumer outlook is likely to become increasingly challenging as public spending is cut and Britons worry more about losing their jobs.

The nine members of the rate-setting group also digested data showing that manufacturing output rose at the most rapid annual rate since the end of 1994 during July, and continued to increase in August.

That indicates that manufacturers are benefiting from the pound's depreciation over the past two years. Measured against currencies from the U.K.'s major trading partners, sterling has been steady over the past month, climbing against the battered dollar but falling against the resurgent euro.

Responding to those mixed signals, it's likely that Andrew Sentance voted for a rise in the interest rate to 0.75% for the fifth straight month, while Adam Posen may have called for an increase in the central bank's bond buying program, known as quantitative easing.

Details of the vote won't be released until October 20.

'There is a lively debate between MPC members,' said Ian McCafferty, chief economic adviser to the Confederation of British Industry. 'Some fear that the weakness of the domestic economy will drive inflation well below target, thus requiring further monetary stimulus. Others think the medium-term inflation outlook is less benign owing to imported raw material costs and loosening inflation expectations.'

The U.K. economy expanded at its fastest pace in nine years in the second quarter of this year. But that growth was largely supported by temporary factors such as corporate restocking, while the government's planned GBP113 billion of fiscal tightening by 2015 will weigh heavily on output.

That backdrop has raised a real likelihood of additional stimulus in the U.K.

If it were to ease policy, the BOE wouldn't be short of company.

Earlier this week, the Bank of Japan caught financial markets by surprise, announcing an ambitious Y35 trillion monetary easing program to spur economic growth, while cutting interest rates to virtually zero and launching a Y5 trillion plan to buy private- and public-sector assets.

At its latest policy-setting meeting, the U.S. Federal Reserve also said it stood ready to offer extra support to the economy, should that be warranted, and officials have expressed concerns about low levels of inflation, high unemployment and a weak growth outlook.

In the clearest sign yet that the U.K. is moving in a similar direction, Posen said last week that he saw a 'clear' case for more asset buying, to avoid a Japan-style protracted period of economic weakness.

Any additional easing should begin with U.K. government bonds, or gilts, but the central bank should collaborate with the government to create a 'plan B,' in case such action doesn't have the desired effect, Posen said.

The BOE launched its GBP200 billion quantitative easing policy of buying gilts with freshly created central bank in March 2009, having slashed rates to their current all-time low of 0.5%. It has also purchased modest amounts of corporate bonds and commercial paper.

Some economists say that the MPC could take further action as soon as November, when it publishes its latest Inflation Report, containing new forecasts for output and price growth, or early next year.

'It is likely that most MPC members preferred to wait and see the third-quarter GDP (gross domestic product) figures that are out later this month and the details of the Comprehensive Spending Review before possibly changing tack on monetary policy,' said Howard Archer, an economist at IHS Global Insight.

Should the MPC opt to provide more stimulus, its decision would please lawmakers and businesses.

U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron reiterated over the weekend that the government's fiscal austerity plans were allowing the BOE to maintain a relatively expansionary monetary policy.

Business group the Institute of Directors recently said that the central bank should add further stimulus to address insipid broad money supply growth and a recent softening across a range of economic indicators.

Those include the purchasing managers' index for the dominant services sector which, though it lifted to 52.8 in September from 51.3 in August, implied a significant slowdown from the second quarter.

Money supply growth--which the central bank has indicated to be a key indicator of the effectiveness of its unconventional easing--also remains well below the 6% to 9% annual expansion that it has marked historically.



RMB Exchange rate October 8, 2010

RMB Exchange rate October 8, 2010

Currency Name Buying Rate Cash Buying Rate Selling Rate Middle Rate Boc Rate Pub Time
GBP 1054.87 1022.31 1063.35 1060.79 1060.79 2010.10.08 09:33:23
HKD 85.89 85.2 86.22 86.17 86.17 2010.10.08 09:33:23
USD 666.12 660.78 668.78 668.3 668.3 2010.10.08 09:33:23
CHF 688.36 667.1 693.89 691.58 2010.10.08 09:33:23
SGD 508.42 492.72 512.5 511.33 2010.10.08 09:33:23
SEK 99.72 96.64 100.52 100.23 2010.10.08 09:33:23
DKK 124.11 120.28 125.11 124.75 2010.10.08 09:33:23
NOK 114.1 110.58 115.01 114.68 2010.10.08 09:33:23
JPY 8.0682 7.8191 8.133 8.104 8.104 2010.10.08 09:33:23
CAD 652.71 632.55 657.95 656.07 2010.10.08 09:33:23
AUD 651.92 631.79 657.15 655.1 2010.10.08 09:33:23
EUR 925.21 896.64 932.64 929.51 929.51 2010.10.08 09:33:23
MOP 83.24 82.54 83.56 83.51 2010.10.08 09:33:23
PHP 15.31 14.84 15.43 15.37 2010.10.08 09:33:23
THB 22.16 21.48 22.34 22.28 2010.10.08 09:33:23
NZD 498.72 502.72 500.96 2010.10.08 09:33:23
KRW 0.5755 0.6241 0.5997 2010.10.08 09:33:23
GBP 1055.24 1022.66 1063.72 1060.79 1060.79 2010.10.08 09:31:47
HKD 85.91 85.22 86.24 86.17 86.17 2010.10.08 09:31:47
USD 666.3 660.96 668.98 668.3 668.3 2010.10.08 09:31:47




China: Italy An Important FX Reserves Investment Market

China sees Italy as an important investment market for its foreign-exchange reserves and will monitor and assess opportunities in Italy's financial markets, the Xinhua News Agency reported Friday, citing a cooperation plan issued by the two nations.

China Premier Wen Jiabao, currently on a tour of Europe, said earlier this week China will continue to buy Greek bonds, in a statement of support for the euro zone despite its debt troubles.

China's foreign-exchange reserves are the world's largest at nearly $2.5 trillion.



U.S. dollar Exchange rate October 8, 2010

U.S. dollar Exchange rate October 8, 2010
Currency Bid Ask Chart
USD/CAD 1.0168333 1.0205678 Chart
USD/CHF 0.9648732 0.9682280 Chart
USD/DKK 5.3224992 5.3909358 Chart
USD/HKD 7.7471000 7.7635000 Chart
USD/JPY 82.2433577 82.5467415 Chart
USD/NOK 5.7790926 5.8741930 Chart
USD/SEK 6.6057637 6.7273887 Chart
USD/SGD 1.3030897 1.3113125 Chart
USD/THB 29.3270901 30.4264638 Chart
AUD/USD 0.9779471 0.9813539 Chart
EUR/USD 1.3881966 1.3940045 Chart
GBP/USD 1.5832560 1.5893454 Chart
NZD/USD 0.7477895 0.7509119 Chart




Australian dollar Exchange rate October 8, 2010

Australian dollar Exchange rate October 8, 2010 Currency Bid Ask Chart AUD/CAD 0.9958943 1.0002684 Chart AUD/CHF 0.9450842 0.9492615 Chart AUD/DKK 5.2129463 5.2839278 Chart AUD/HKD 7.5861074 7.6144959 Chart AUD/JPY 80.5558110 80.9109161 Chart AUD/NOK 5.6606155 5.7581718 Chart AUD/NZD 1.3045443 1.3109305 Chart AUD/SEK 6.4701313 6.5943533 Chart AUD/SGD 1.2765067 1.2854901 Chart AUD/THB 28.7191607 29.8231467 Chart AUD/USD 0.9782467 0.9816543 Chart EUR/AUD 1.4163991 1.4233462 Chart GBP/AUD 1.6151748 1.6225499 Chart

Canadian dollar Exchange rate October 8, 2010

Canadian dollar Exchange rate October 8, 2010 Currency Bid Ask Chart CAD/DKK 5.2227941 5.2942865 Chart CAD/HKD 7.5999907 7.6298716 Chart CAD/JPY 80.7060446 81.0714893 Chart CAD/NOK 5.6713091 5.7694602 Chart CAD/SEK 6.4823541 6.6072809 Chart CAD/SGD 1.2789182 1.2880101 Chart CAD/THB 28.7734147 29.8816123 Chart AUD/CAD 0.9958943 1.0002684 Chart CHF/CAD 1.0513274 1.0561739 Chart EUR/CAD 1.4136278 1.4206624 Chart GBP/CAD 1.6120145 1.6194905 Chart NZD/CAD 0.7613245 0.7651058 Chart USD/CAD 1.0166336 1.0203676 Chart

Euro Exchange rate October 8, 2010

Euro Exchange rate October 8, 2010 Currency Bid Ask Chart EUR/AUD 1.4162712 1.4232172 Chart EUR/CAD 1.4135160 1.4205503 Chart EUR/CHF 1.3408820 1.3477516 Chart EUR/DKK 7.4024054 7.5010771 Chart EUR/GBP 0.8749421 0.8790486 Chart EUR/HKD 10.7688590 10.8167008 Chart EUR/JPY 114.3395319 114.9159076 Chart EUR/NOK 8.0386810 8.1749091 Chart EUR/NZD 1.8519742 1.8619634 Chart EUR/SEK 9.1873935 9.3611416 Chart EUR/SGD 1.8131191 1.8253617 Chart EUR/THB 40.7919969 42.3480774 Chart EUR/USD 1.3887955 1.3946056 Chart

RMB China Yuan Official Central Parity Rates For Friday

The China Foreign Exchange Trade System published the following official central parity rates for major currencies against the yuan Friday:


Friday Sept. 30
USD/RMB 6.6830 6.7011
HKD/RMB 0.86165 0.86349
JPY/RMB (per 100 yen) 8.1040 7.9999
EUR/RMB 10.6079 9.1329
GBP/RMB 9.2951 10.6018
RMB/MYR 0.46301 0.46127

China's markets were closed from Oct. 1 to Oct. 7 for the National Day holiday.
The daily central parity rate for the yuan versus the U.S. dollar is the weighted average of prices given by market makers. The highest and lowest offers are excluded from the calculation.
In each daily trading session, the central bank allows the dollar-yuan rate to move no more than 0.5% above or below the central parity rate and the yuan/ringgit to move as much as 5% above or below the central parity rate. Other currency pairs are allowed to move as much as 3% above or below the central parity rate.