Financial news on April 2nd, 2010

Business and Financial news
Business Sentiment Improves in Asia at Different Speeds

Surveys of manufacturers showed Japan was still struggling while China was surging ahead. Read more..

By BETTINA WASSENER - International Herald Tribune

Demystify the Lehman Shell Game

If regulators find that banks other than Lehman used repos to hide leverage, many more questions will follow. Read more..

By FLOYD NORRIS - The New York Times

Lawmaker Rebukes Aide Who Left Work on Finance Bill to Be Lobbyist

Barney Frank, the head of the Financial Services Committee, banned staff contact with a former assistant who left for a firm that stands to benefit from financial legislation he helped write. Read more..

By SEWELL CHAN - The New York Times

Lively Real Estate Market in a Changing Polish City

Poznan, a thriving business center in the west of the country, has developed a varied properties market that rivals that of Warsaw. Read more..

By NICK FOSTER - International Herald Tribune

Sharp Increase in March in Personal Bankruptcies

High unemployment and the housing crisis were cited for the increase in filings, a rise of 35 percent over February. Read more..

By DUFF WILSON - The New York Times

Exchange Rates of April 2nd, 2010
CurrenciesExchange Rates
US DollarJapanese Yen1 USD = 94.600 JPY1 JPY = 0.011 USD
US DollarCanadian Dollar1 USD = 1.011 CAD1 CAD = 0.990 USD
US DollarSwiss Franc1 USD = 1.061 CHF1 CHF = 0.943 USD
EuroJapanese Yen1 EUR = 127.720 JPY1 JPY = 0.008 EUR
EuroPound Sterling1 EUR = 0.888 GBP1 GBP = 1.126 EUR
EuroAustralian Dollar1 EUR = 1.469 AUD1 AUD = 0.681 EUR
EuroCanadian Dollar1 EUR = 1.365 CAD1 CAD = 0.733 EUR
EuroSwiss Franc1 EUR = 1.432 CHF1 CHF = 0.698 EUR
EuroChinese Yuan1 EUR = 9.217 CNY1 CNY = 0.108 EUR
Japanese YenPound Sterling1 JPY = 0.695 GBP1 GBP = 1.439 JPY
Japanese YenAustralian Dollar1 JPY = 1.149 AUD1 AUD = 0.870 JPY
Japanese YenCanadian Dollar1 JPY = 1.068 CAD1 CAD = 0.936 JPY
Japanese YenSwiss Franc1 JPY = 1.121 CHF1 CHF = 0.892 JPY
Pound SterlingAustralian Dollar1 GBP = 1.654 AUD1 AUD = 0.605 GBP
Pound SterlingCanadian Dollar1 GBP = 1.537 CAD1 CAD = 0.651 GBP
Pound SterlingSwiss Franc1 GBP = 1.613 CHF1 CHF = 0.620 GBP
Pound SterlingChinese Yuan1 GBP = 10.370 CNY1 CNY = 0.096 GBP
Australian DollarCanadian Dollar1 AUD = 0.928 CAD1 CAD = 1.077 AUD
Australian DollarSwiss Franc1 AUD = 0.972 CHF1 CHF = 1.029 AUD
Australian DollarChinese Yuan1 AUD = 6.274 CNY1 CNY = 0.159 AUD
Canadian DollarSwiss Franc1 CAD = 1.046 CHF1 CHF = 0.956 CAD
Canadian DollarChinese Yuan1 CAD = 6.751 CNY1 CNY = 0.148 CAD
Swiss FrancChinese Yuan1 CHF = 6.433 CNY1 CNY = 0.155 CHF

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