Monday, June 4, 2007

New Zealand Dollar Trades 1985 High, Australia's Gains Versus Yen on Yield

(Bloomberg) -- The New Zealand dollar rose to the
highest since it was floated in 1985 and Australia's dollar
gained to a five-week high on speculation investors bought the
nations' higher-yielding assets with money from Japanese loans.

The currencies reached a more than 15-year high against the
yen as U.S. and Japanese stock markets gained, encouraging
investors to put on so-called carry trades. The Nikkei 225 Stock
Average advanced for a fourth day and equity markets in South
Korea and Taiwan also climbed, even as Chinese shares slumped.


Read more at Bloomberg Currencies News

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