June 2013 currency news archive

Exchange rate developments and the events behind them. Each report is dated so you can see when it was published.

These reports were published in June 2013. For current indicative exchange rates, use the currency converter.

Chinese Yuan Close to 20-Year High (USD/CNY)

With the Peoples Bank of China strengthening the Yuan’s reference rate to a record the Yuan was able to climb for a second day. After the central bank raised the Yuan’s reference rate by…

Riskier Currencies Rise As US Data Disappoints

Pound Sterling GBP/USD – Trading Higher, 1.5290 The Pound is likely to extend recent gains in the hours ahead as yesterday’s better-than-anticipated manufacturing PMI was followed by today’s construction PMI data, which showed an…

Krona Gains As IMF Says Currency's Strength Is No Risk

As the International Monetary Fund asserted that the strength of the Krona posed no real danger to Sweden’s economic recovery, and data was published showing that Swedish PMI climbed in May, the Krona strengthened…