U.S. Dollar falls on Fed Beige Book

U.S. Dollar falls on Fed Beige Book

The U.S. dollar fell against major currencies in late New York trading on Wednesday as Federal Reserve's Beige Book helped lift investors' confidence on American economy.

The Beige Book indicated that there was no double-dip recession and that the economy continued to expand, although at a "modest pace.Air Jordan Shoes"

The dollar weakened as investors'confidence on the economy slightly recovered. The dollar index lost 0.7 percent to 75.42 on Wednesday.

The euro was under pressure over eurozone debt crisis,Stretch tricot knitted fabric but found some supports from Swiss central bank's decision on Tuesday to set a ceiling of the Swiss franc against the euro.

Germany's Federal Constitutional Court upheld the country's participation in last year's Greek bailout plan and the establishment of the European Financial Stability Facility. The news also supported the euro.

The Japanese yen rose against the dollar as the central bank of Japan decided to keep its interest rate unchanged at 0 to 0.1 percent.

Investors' focus began to shift to upcoming events on Thursday, including U.S.BlackBerry Wholesale president Barack Obama's job creation plan and European Central bank's decision on monetary policy.

In late Wednesday trading, the dollar bought 77.25 yen, comparing with 77.67 yen late Tuesday, and the euro rose to 1.4093 dollars from 1.3991.cheap adidas shoes

The British pound also rose to 1.5980 dollars from 1.5936. The dollar fell from 0.8615 Swiss francs to 0.8580, and also fell to 0. 9858 Canadian dollars from 0.9901.

Nats' Strasburg Impressive in Return From Surgery

Nats' Strasburg Impressive in Return From Surgery

Nationals pitcher Stephen Strasburg allowed two hits over five scoreless innings Tuesday night in his first major league start since undergoing Tommy John surgery.

His workload carefully monitored, Strasburg threw 56 pitches, 40 for strikes. He struck out four and his fastball peaked at 99 mph.

Strasburg left with the Nationals leading 3-0, but he was handed a no-decision when the Dodgers tied it in the top of the sixth.

The 2009 No. 1 overall draft pick wowed the baseball world last year during his rookie season. Those magical days of "Strasmus" came to an abrupt end when his elbow popped in a game at Philadelphia on Aug. 21, and his long road back began when he had ligament replacement surgery last Sept. 3.

Strasburg received a long standing ovation as he made his way from the bullpen to the dugout shortly after the national anthem.cleveland cavaliers jerseys The crowd was sparse as the game began because of daylong rains that had threatened to postpone his much-anticipated comeback.

Strasburg made six minor league rehab starts this year,cheap Chargers Jerseys going 1-1 with a 3.54 ERA with 29 strikeouts and three walks.

The Nationals also recalled right-handers Yunesky Maya and Craig Stammen, left-hander Atahualpa Severino and outfielder Corey Brown from Triple-A Syracuse. They purchased the contracts of right-hander Brad Peacock and infielder Steve Lombardozzi from Syracuse.

Washington moved right-hander Cole Kimball to the 60-Day disabled list, released right-hander Adam Carr and designated right-hander Garrett Mock for assignment.nfl hats wholesaleOnline stores are generally ALWAYS cheaper than boutiques in town and you'll be looking for a price of around 250 dollars or less for the cheap wedding dress to really be classed as bargain wedding dresses. Luckily, this is easily achievable online, even for custom made dresses.