Other leading currencies were also near recent highs as the week ended.
As August ended, however, rates had fallen back near recent lows or to new ones as economic pessimism spread.
Second, if and when they quit the market, will the demand for jewellery revive enough to support the price near recent levels?
But it still reflects a price of oil that is at or near recent highs, which could bring pressure on OPEC to increase production.
[C7.] Dow Tumbles, Nearing Recent Low The Dow Jones industrials declined 132.99 points, or 1.7percentto to 7,704.87, its lowest level since Oct. 10.
That is why the inventory of unsold homes, though still near recent highs relative to monthly sales, has fallen sharply in absolute terms.By the standards of previous cycles, residential construction should be nearing the bottom.
The greyish-white metal's recent price rise follows increased demand from car makers for use in catalytic converters, and a decline in deliveries from Russia, the principal supplier.The price of oil reached its highest level since the Gulf war in 1991, with West Texas Intermediate crude hitting just over $30 a barrel and benchmark Brent crude remaining near recent high levels.
With the yen at 15-year highs against the dollar, a 9-year peak versus the euro and still near recent heights against the won, Toyota is finding that its cars have become too expensive to compete in the increasingly cutthroat global auto market.
The stock is trading near recent all-time technical lows of $16 per share.
The number did not much rile investors, as Treasury yields remained near recent highs.
