Greece selling more t-bills then expected, Euro rise
Tuesday, April 13th, 2010A stronger demand then previous t-bill auctions, made the euro gain slightly against the main trading partners on Tuesday.
Government t-bill auction received $780 million euros
Today’s auction was attracting double as much capital as the last time. The treasure bills sold had a lenght of 26 weeks at a yield of 4.55 %. Greece also offered t-bills with a lenght of 52 weeks, with a yield of 4.85 %.
Euro rise against Dollar & Sterling Pound
It seems like euro forex traders were happy about the successful t-bill auction. During the afternoon, the Euro have risen considerable against several other currencies.
Against the Dollar (EUR/USD) from 1.3626 to 1.3573, and against the Pound Sterling (EUR/GBP) from 0.8808 to 0.8839.
euro - us dollar, 13th of April
Intraday graph, Euro against US Dollar above. (See more dollar graphs here)
euro - sterling, 13th of April
Intraday graph, Euro against Pound Sterling above. (See more Euro graphs here)
Finally, the Euro against the Swiss Franc (EUR/CHF) went from 1.4390 to 1.4334.
euro - franc, 13th of April
Intraday graph, Euro against Swiss Franc above.
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Where do you think the Euro is heading in the coming weeks?
