American focus: the pound has appreciated significantly

The euro rose to six-week high against the dollar, which was caused by information that Greece may hold an auction to buy back government securities in the amount of 10 billion euros ($ 13 billion). In connection with this concern that the debt crisis in the region is deteriorating slightly decreased.

The dollar index (DXY) dropped to one-month low amid tightening position among U.S. lawmakers about how to avoid the so-called "financial failure."

Also today, Credit Suisse Group AG said some customers that will introduce negative interest rates on cash balances in Swiss francs. Against this background rate EUR / CHF showed the biggest increase since September, and reached CHF1.2086.

At the same time, analysts say that the euro is likely to survive, because, despite the fact that Europe has a serious problem, more and more people are coming to the realization that these problems will continue to exist, though for a long time, but they are not fatal.

We also note that today the yield on 10-year Spanish bonds fell to 5.2%, the lowest level since March, while the yield of similar bonds in Italy dropped to 4.4%, which is the minimum value for the year.

Pound increased since released a report showed that the index of business activity in the manufacturing sector reached Britain climbed to 49.1 from 47.3, exceeding forecasts at 48.1.