As the week began, the US dollar opened on 0.6563 against the British pound, but this dropped to 0.6548 by the time Monday was over. Would things improve against the Euro though? Here the dollar started out at 0.7688 and fell just a small amount to 0.7687 on the first day of the week. There was slightly better news against the Swiss franc though, as the dollar rose from 0.9538 to 0.9575.
The US dollar didn’t get off to the best start yesterday, and now it was in a poorer position as it closed the day against the pound on 0.6536. There was a more significant drop against the Euro too, as the dollar fell from 0.7687 to 0.7638. Yesterday started well against the Swiss franc, but it did not continue in the same vein. Instead the dollar fell by a significant amount, dipping back to close out Tuesday’s trading on 0.9469.
There was a pattern developing against the British pound, and it wasn’t a good one for the US dollar. Today saw another fall and it took the dollar down to 0.6512. There was better news against the Euro though, as the dollar perked up and finished the day on 0.7652. At least the dollar managed to slow the fall against the Swiss franc, although there was still a minor dip to contend with, as the dollar ended the day on 0.9467.
Perhaps predictably, the dollar dropped again today against the pound, this time falling to 0.6472. There was more disappointment against the Euro as the dollar weakened to close the day on 0.7623. Indeed there was more of the same against the Swiss franc too, as the dollar slid further down to close out the day on 0.9419.
The week finally came to an end with another fall for the dollar against the pound. Today closed on a rate of 0.6420 for the US dollar, marking a significant drop since Monday morning. There was more bad news today as well against the Euro, as the dollar achieved its lowest rate of the week, dipping significantly to 0.7541. We’ve seen the dollar fall steadily during the week against the Swiss franc, and instead of saving the best for last it saved the worst instead. By the time trading was done for the week the dollar was in a far weaker position on 0.9255. Needless to say this was a disappointing week for the US dollar, revealing it was sitting in a weaker position than it had been at the start of the week. Let’s hope things improve as the new week begins.
]]>As the week began, the US dollar was worth 0.6623 against the British pound. However this slid over the course of the day, resulting in a slightly weaker dollar by the end of trading, worth 0.6612 instead. As far as the dollar against the Euro was concerned, there was no difference between Sunday and Monday, as the dollar settled on 0.7728. The US dollar opened on 1.0332 against the Canadian dollar, and its counterpart got the better of the day today as the US dollar fell back to close on 1.0323.
Another slight drop was in store for the dollar today as far as the pound was concerned, as it fell back to 0.6610. There was a slight movement against the Euro too, but this time in the right direction, as the dollar edged up to 0.7729. Better news was available against the Canadian dollar too, as the US dollar rose to finish on 1.0343.
The tide turned today as the dollar managed to edge up to 0.6616 against the pound. But there wasn’t such good news elsewhere as the dollar fell to 0.7720 against the Euro. We were back to better news against the Canadian loonie though; here the US dollar rose to close out the day on 1.0372. So all in all it wasn’t a bad day although it could have been a little better in the end.
It felt as though yesterday hadn’t happened as far as the tussle between the US dollar and the British pound was concerned: the dollar was pushed back to 0.6610 again. But in an up and down week, there was an ‘up’ happening elsewhere as the dollar rose to 0.7725 against the Euro. After yesterday’s rise against the Canadian dollar you might have expected a good run today too, but things slowed down a little, offering a small increase to 1.0377.
Finally to close out the week, it was the pound that got the upper hand against the US dollar. The closing rate was 0.6563 – disappointing to say the least. Finally we saw another poor result against the Euro, as the US dollar fell to close out 0.7688. We have just the result between the US dollar and the Canadian dollar to look at now. Here the US version fell and weakened to 1.0329 to close the week, so it wasn’t all good. In fact it felt as if every gain the US dollar made this week was hard fought and hard won, leaving the currency struggling to make any impact at all on a long term basis. Perhaps next week will produce some better results.
]]>As the week began, the dollar was worth 0.6564 against the British pound. We had some good news to start with as the US dollar managed to increase to 0.6579 by the day’s end. It also did well to start the week against the Euro, rising from 0.7770 to 0.7780. A third European currency, the Swiss franc, also had a head to head with the dollar. Here the dollar started on 0.9673 and ended day one slightly better off on 0.9694.
After yesterday’s tiny increase against the pound, the US dollar managed to do the same again today. By the time trading was over, a similar small increase had occurred, leaving the US dollar on 0.6599. The same pattern wasn’t followed against the Euro though, as the dollar experienced a fall, taking it back to 0.7772. There was another small rise against the Swiss franc today as well, taking the dollar to 0.9696 as a result.
Things were certainly looking good for the dollar against the pound so far, and today wasn’t any different. The dollar closed on 0.6621 today, making three improvements in three days so far. After yesterday’s drop against the Euro, the dollar wasn’t doing as well here. Today it fell further to 0.7738. Elsewhere the dollar had another good day against the Swiss franc. It rose to 0.9749, taking the dollar above its starting rate for the week.
We were confident the dollar would keep going in the same vein it had been in up to this point, and we weren’t disappointed today. By the end of play the dollar had once again improved against the pound, closing on 0.6635 as a result. We finally had some good news against the Euro too, as the dollar rose to 0.7759 on the penultimate day of the week. After yesterday’s good news, the dollar had a disappointment today as it fell back to 0.9688 against the Swiss franc. Did this mean we were in for a bad finish tomorrow?
A little disappointment was in store today as the US dollar had its first drop of the week against the pound. It was pretty minor though as the closing rate was 0.6623 – still better than the opening rate had been on Monday morning. We were hoping we’d get a better result to close on with the Euro, but it was not to be. Instead the dollar dropped back to finish on 0.7728. Elsewhere the dollar didn’t get the finish it wanted against the Swiss franc either, as it fell back further to 0.9634.
]]>As the week got underway, the US dollar started on 0.6500 against the British pound. There was little movement today but what there was went in the way of the US dollar, raising it to 0.6506 in the process. The opening rate against the Euro was 0.7699 and this increased too, this time rising to 0.7708. Elsewhere in Europe the dollar fell against the Swiss franc, opening on 0.9570 and closing on 0.9561 instead.
There was more good news to start with today, as the US dollar rose a little further against the pound to close on 0.6535. Elsewhere there was a drop on the cards against the Euro as the dollar fell a little to 0.7705. The dollar did manage to improve against the Swiss franc though, as it rose from yesterday’s closing rate of 0.9561 to 0.9567 today.
Another small raise was on the cards today and it meant the dollar increased to 0.6579 against the pound. After yesterday’s fall against the Euro there was better news today, as it rose once again – this time to 0.7773. There was more significant news against the Swiss franc today, because the dollar managed to improve the closing rate it had previously achieved, rising to 0.9716 in the process. All in all today was a pretty good day, but since we are only at the midweek point, could the dollar hold up this kind of performance for another couple days?
After three days of improvements it was almost certain we’d see a drop eventually. Today took the US dollar down to 0.6559 against the pound as a result. The pattern against the Euro continued to go up and down, with a fall to 0.7757 today. Although the dollar had performed well against the Swiss franc yesterday, it didn’t come as much of a surprise to see a drop this week. The fall took it back below the 0.97 level and saw it close on 0.9654 as a result.
Finally we had a little more upward movement to close out the week against the pound, as the dollar hit a closing rate of 0.6564. We also had a good result to close the week against the Euro, with a better rate of 0.7770 here. The question now was whether the US dollar could repeat this feat against the Swiss franc too. We got good news in answer to that question, as the dollar pushed back and achieved a better closing rate of 0.9673 as a result. So we got better results to close the week with, although in the overall picture the week gave us, they could have been better.
]]>As the week began, the US dollar enjoyed a small increase from 0.6429 to 0.6432 against the British pound, but would this continue as the week went on? In the meantime, the dollar started on 0.7625 against the Euro, and this rose to 0.7629 by the end of the day, so a good start here too. Let’s move on to another part of Europe now, to see whether the dollar could perform well against the Swiss franc too. Here the opening rate was 0.9329 and by the end of day one the dollar had risen to 0.9369.
The dollar did well against the pound yesterday, but there was better to come today as it climbed further to 0.6440. There was no change against the Euro today, but things were still looking quite positive in this part of Europe. After yesterday’s good start against the Swiss franc there was more good news today: the dollar finished on 0.9409.
After two good days against the pound thus far, the dollar improved yet again today. It managed to increase its standing to 0.6447 by the end of the day. Elsewhere the dollar dropped back slightly against the Euro, falling to 0.7613 in the process. It was a day of falls in many respects, because the dollar also lost ground against the Swiss franc. Here the dollar fell to 0.9391.
There had to be a day when the dollar lost ground against the British pound of course, and today was that day. By the time trading was done with, the dollar had slid back to 0.6424. We had a similar picture to see against the Euro as well, because the dollar fell to 0.7609 at the end of trading. Elsewhere there was another fall in store, as the dollar finished the day on a disappointing 0.9351. Would it be able to recover tomorrow as the week was fast coming to a close?
If yesterday was a disappointment for the dollar, today was anything but. Indeed, the dollar finished on a high note, achieving a rate of 0.6500 in the process. We were hoping the dollar would also recover against the Euro, and fortunately it did, rising considerably to finish on a week-long high of 0.7699 as it did so. After yesterday’s performance against the Swiss franc, we were wondering whether the dollar would be able to pull back against the franc to finish the week on a good note. Perhaps we were hoping for too much, but in fact we got the result we wanted as the dollar rose considerably to close out the day – and the week – on a much better 0.9570.
]]>As the week got underway, the dollar started poorly against the British pound; it fell from 0.6462 to 0.6436 today. Elsewhere, the dollar dropped from its opening rate of 0.7692 to 0.7626 against the Euro, so it wasn’t a good start there either. A third European currency was also set to make trouble for the dollar, this time in the shape of the Swiss franc. Here the franc managed to push the dollar down from 0.9441 to 0.9363 by the time the first trading day was over.
After yesterday’s lackluster start against the pound, the dollar perked up a little today and managed to get back to 0.6458. It was a similar picture against the Euro, where the dollar rose to close out the day on 0.7649. However things would be different against the Swiss franc, where the dollar fell from 0.9363 to 0.9362. It was only a marginal change but it did represent a change we were not used to.
There was no change against the pound today: giving the dollar a chance to rest on its laurels and us a chance to wonder how the rest of the week would pan out. The same applied against the Euro, where it was a little lower than it had been at the beginning of the week. And it was three in a row with no change against the Swiss franc. If only we had the chance to have this respite against other currencies in the middle of every week.
After yesterday’s break, today didn’t resume too well. The dollar fell back to 0.6418 against the pound so it was still struggling to achieve anything of note. Again the same happened against the Euro; here the dollar fell to 0.7580 so there was little hope the US dollar could achieve a good result by the end of the week. Perhaps predictably we managed to lose ground against the Swiss franc as well, as the dollar fell a little further to 0.9282 by the time the day was done.
Finally we achieved a little forward motion against the pound, rising to 0.6429 in the process. It almost seemed as if the dollar was mirroring this with the Euro, because we got a similar result here as well. Indeed, we managed to creep up to 0.7625 against the Euro, so it was not all bad. However, perhaps the best result was reserved for the Swiss franc, where the dollar managed to close out the week on 0.9329. This was significantly better than we had seen for a few days, so perhaps we could save the best for last.
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