Euro climbs against both the dollar and the yen, and looks set to continue that trend

The European Central Bank clobbered the U.S. dollar and the Japanese yen today when it left EuroZone interest rates unchanged at 0.75%. In trading today the euro climbed 1.4% against the U.S. dollar to $1.3252, that’s the highest level since July 5, 2011. The euro also rose 1.9% against the yen. The yen fell against the dollar as well to 88.41, the low since July 2010.

Euro moves up again on good news on Greece from S&P and the ECB

The euro climbed to $1.324 today. That’s the highest level against the U.S. dollar since May. The euro also hit a 16-month high against the yen today. Last night Standard & Poor’s delivered a six-notch credit upgrade to Greece. And the European Central Bank announced that it would again accept Greek debt as collateral for commercial banks that want to borrow from the central bank.