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The euro fell to its lowest level in 26 months on Thursday, due to the dollar's rise after the conservative tone of the US Federal Reserve regarding further interest rate cuts.
The softer tone of the Fed has helped the dollar recover, pushing its index, which measures the greenback's performance against a basket of currencies, to its highest level in 98 months, 98, 93 thursday.
The euro fell to its lowest level in 26 months against the greenback at $ 1.1034, while the British pound hit its lowest level in 30 months at $ 1.2087.
At the last exchange, the euro fell 0.3% to 1.1037 dollar and the pound fell 0.2% against the European currency, to 91.29 pence for one euro.
The sterling has suffered a series of losses in recent days as markets fear that Britain will leave the EU without an agreement on 31 October.
The yen fell to its lowest level in three months, at 109.32 yen to the dollar, and fell 0.3% to 109.09 yen.
The Swiss franc rose 0.2% to 1.0983 francs for one euro, while the Australian dollar has changed little to $ 0.6847.
The US central bank lowered interest rates on Wednesday, for the first time since the financial crisis, in the face of the growing threat of rising import duties and the slowing of major economies around the world.
The bank said the reduction of its interest rate by a quarter of a percentage point may not have been the beginning of a long campaign of support for the bank. economy.
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