6
October
Dollar Falls on Report Gulf States May Stop Using Greenback
6 October 2009 Bloomberg.com
The dollar fell the most in two weeks against the euro after the Independent newspaper said Arab states may switch to a basket of assets including the euro, yen and gold for oil trading.
The dollar declined against 15 of its 16 most-traded counterparts as Asian stocks rallied and the Independent reported Persian Gulf states along with Japan and China are discussing dropping the greenback for oil trades, citing unnamed sources. The yen rose after Japan’s finance minister said he told Group of Seven leaders that weak-currency policies were undesirable. Australia’s dollar surged after the nation’s central bank unexpectedly raised benchmark interest rates.
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