-
Yen and Swiss franc rise as Brussels explosions spur safety flows
The yen and the Swiss franc rose while the euro fell on Tuesday after explosions rocked Brussels and spurred inflows into traditional safe-haven currencies and assets. European shares were in the red .FTEU3 while airline stocks fell sharply, souring overall sentiment towards high-yielding and riskier assets after two explosions tore through Brussels airport, killing 13 people in what Belgian public broadcaster VRT called a suicide attack. "The news is having impact on sentiment," said Yujiro Goto, currency strategist at Nomura. "Safe-haven currencies are being supported on the headlines." The yen rose to a 12-day ... (full story)
- Comments
- Subscribe
- Comment #1
- Quote
- Mar 22, 2016 7:03am Mar 22, 2016 7:03am
- fxtradespot
- | Commercial Member | Joined Mar 2016 | 94 Comments
- Comment #2
- Quote
- Mar 22, 2016 7:35am Mar 22, 2016 7:35am
- Guest
- | IP XX.XX.152.229
- Comment #3
- Quote
- Mar 22, 2016 7:37am Mar 22, 2016 7:37am
- pumuckel
- | Joined Jun 2015 | Status: Member | 131 Comments
- Comment #4
- Quote
- Mar 22, 2016 8:36am Mar 22, 2016 8:36am
- Guest
- | IP XX.XXX.5.179
- Comment #5
- Quote
- Edited 8:40pm Mar 22, 2016 8:01pm | Edited 8:40pm
- fxtradespot
- | Commercial Member | Joined Mar 2016 | 94 Comments