The U.S. dollar was lower against the other
major currencies on Monday, as optimism over signs of progress in resolving the
U.S. fiscal cliff and hopes that Greece will soon receive its next aid
installment dampened demand for the greenback. Traders were looking ahead of a
meeting of the eurogroup of euro zone finance ministers on Tuesday to discuss
whether Greece will receive its next tranche of financial aid. A decision on
unlocking Greece’s next bailout aid has been delayed by disagreements between
officials from the International Monetary Fund and Europe on how best to reduce
the country’s debt to manageable levels. Concerns over the economic outlook for
the euro zone persisted after Germany's central bank warned earlier that
economic growth in the bloc’s largest economy is weakening as a result of the
crisis in the region, as well as problems in the global economy.
On Monday, the National Association of
Realtors said that U.S. existing home sales rose by 2.1% to a seasonally
adjusted 4.79 million units in October from September’s revised total of 4.69
million. September existing home sales were initially reported at 4.75 million
units. Analysts had expected U.S. existing home sales to rise to 4.75 million
units in October.
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