*Federal Reserve Leaves Interest Rates Unchanged
*Pound Strengthens Against Majors; Now At 1.4695 Versus Franc
News: 2012-04-25 16:26:00 UTC+00

US Dollar Little Changed Ahead Of FOMC Rate Decision

At 12:30 pm ET Wednesday, the US Federal Open Market Committee or FOMC is scheduled to announce its interest rate decision.

Ahead of the announcement, the US dollar showed little changes against major currencies and currently trading near 1.3208 against the euro, 1.6145 versus the British pound, 1.9103 against the Swiss franc and 81.37 versus the Japanese yen.

Meanwhile, the markets will also be paying close attention to today's press conference from Federal Reserve President Ben Bernanke due at 2:15 pm ET.

Published: 2012-04-25 16:26:00 UTC+00 1 year, 4 weeks, 3 hours, 48 min. ago
 
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