If you have euros and want to borrow dollars against them… at the moment, it’s going to cost you.
But… if you happen to have dollars and want to borrow euros against them… you will be paid to do the deal instead. Read more
Izabella Kaminska joined FT Alphaville in October 2008. Before that she worked as a producer at CNBC, a natural gas reporter at Platts and an associate editor of BP's internal magazine.
Learn moreIf you have euros and want to borrow dollars against them… at the moment, it’s going to cost you.
But… if you happen to have dollars and want to borrow euros against them… you will be paid to do the deal instead. Read more
| Market | Last price | Today's change |
52 week high |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FTSE 100 Index: FSI As of May 20 2013 12:34 |
6,717 | -6.49 | -0.1% | 6,740 |
| FTSEurofirst 300 Index: FSI As of May 20 2013 12:20 |
1,247 | -0.82 | -0.1% | 1,251 |
| S&P 500 INDEX: WCB As of May 17 2013 05:00 |
1,667 | +17.00 | +1.0% | 1,667 |
| Euro/US Dollar FX Spot Rate As of May 20 2013 06:59 |
1.29 | 0.00 | +0.3% | 1.37 |
| ICE Brent Crude Oil Front Month: IEU As of May 20 2013 12:24 |
104.21 | -0.43 | -0.4% | 119.17 |
| COMEX GOLD 1 FUTURES CHAIN Front Mon: CMX As of May 20 2013 08:47 |
1,348 | -16.90 | -1.2% | 1,795 |
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