El euro bajo mas del 2%
Trichet se olvido de indicar que subiria intereses el proximo mes.
Euro Sinks More Than 2%
By ERIN MCCARTHY
NEW YORK—The euro fell more than 2% on the day against the dollar, as global slowdown fears and falling commodity prices sent investors scurrying from riskier currencies.
The euro slid to $1.4518 from $1.4832 late Wednesday. The 2% drop was its biggest daily decline in percentage terms since August 2010, according to Brown Brothers Harriman.
Earlier in the day, the euro's steep fall was triggered after European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet didn't meet market expectations of signaling an ECB rate increase in June.
An unexpected rise in U.S. jobless claims, following a week filled with softer economic data world-wide, led investors to question the strength of the economic recovery.
"The last couple of weeks you've had, not just in the U.S. but globally, a plethora of disappointing economic numbers," said Ron Leven, a strategist with Morgan Stanley.
Market participants have pared back positions on recently high-flying currencies, like the euro, and commodities, which are priced in the U.S. currency and essentially are anti-dollar positions.
"The two big markets in the last two months have been silver and crude oil—it's an anti-dollar trade that has been very crowded," said Rich Ilczyszyn, senior market strategist at Lind-Waldock. "When it starts to unwind you will see the market drop like a rock—that's what's happening."
The ICE dollar index rose above 74 from 73.031 late Wednesday.
Yen Surge Raises Intervention Speculation
.The euro declined under additional pressure when European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet failed to invoke the word "vigilance" when speaking about inflation after the bank kept interest rates unchanged. That dented the market's expectations of quick interest-rate increases and diminished the euro's prospective yield advantage over its rivals.
The yen, meanwhile, broadly climbed against its rivals, benefiting from safe-haven flows. Earlier in the session, the dollar fell below ¥80 for the first time since the Group of Seven's coordinated intervention to weaken the yen on March 18.
The yen advanced about 2.3% against the euro, and more than 1% against the Australian dollar, which tracked the tumble in commodities.
In recent trade, the dollar traded at ¥80.03 from ¥80.57, and the euro bought ¥116.16 from ¥119.50. The dollar traded at 0.8703 Swiss franc from 0.8618 franc, and the U.K. pound fetched $1.6372 from $1.6503.
Ahead of U.S. nonfarm payrolls on Friday, investors will likely be very cautious, as a downside surprise could heighten worries about a global economic slowdown, analysts say.
"The market is now trying to figure out, are we actually facing a downturn, or [if] it's just a cruise phase," said Jessica Hoversen, strategist with MFGlobal in New York.