The euro remains under pressure to less than $ 1.40
The European single currency rose Wednesday to below $ 1.40 for the first time since July 14, shortly after the announcement of the U.S. Federal Reserve (Fed) has maintained its key rate to almost zero and confirmed that it would end in March to its bank refinancing auction introduced in December 2007.
Around 7 o'clock GMT (8 hours in Paris), the euro bought 1.3945 dollars against 1.3966 Thursday about 22 hours in New York. Against the yen, the euro retreated Friday morning at 125.44 yen against 125.56 the previous day. The dollar was stable against Japan's currency to 89.96 yen against 89.92 yen late Thursday.
Investors worried about the situation in Greece, through the worst crisis of its public finances over the last thirty years, with its explosion of deficits and debt business card