1.79%DIVISAS- Dólar plano frente al euro y a la baja frente al yen
LONDRES (AFX-España) - El dólar estaba plano o ligeramente a la baja frente a las principales divisas hoy, después de que Jean-Claude Trichet, presidente del BCE minimizara el impacto económico del huracán Katrina y mientras los agentes esperan a conocer los datos macroeconómicos que se publican hoy, informa MarketWatch.
El billete verde bajaba un 0,4% hasta 110,22 yenes y el euro se anotaba un 0,02% hasta 1,2284 dólares.
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'We consider that the global impact will most likely remain limited and temporary, but we will of course continue to monitor very closely any available further evidence,' he said.
The dollar recently fell 0.4% on the yen, at 110.22 yen, while the euro was up 0.02% at $1.2284.
The dollar also was steady vs. the British pound.
Economists polled by MarketWatch expect August retail sales to decline 1.2% after a 1.8% gain in July; excluding auto sales, economists are expecting a 0.6% rise.
Industrial production is due at 9:15 a.m. Eastern; economists polled by MarketWatch see August production rising to 0.2% from 0.1%.
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