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the Dollar remains about an one-monthly maximum to euro at the auctions on Friday after ETSB has not given yesterday clear signals of the further increase of rates. The bank pi it has raised the rate of refinancing to 2.75 % from 2.50 %. Jean-Claude Trishe has noticed, that further monetary and credit policy ETSB will be assumes the further increase of rates, but any terms has not specified "the Market is in long positions on euro, and comments ETSB were softer, than it was expected, that has led to closing of short dollar positions ", - Joseph Kraft from Morgan Stanley has told. He has added, that moods of investors in relation to dollar have raised against expectations of the further lifting of rates FRS in June after statements of representatives of the American Central Bank for intention vigilantly to watch inflationary risks.

 

Today the markets wait for performances of head FRS of Ben Bernanke and a member of board of governors FRS of Mark Olsona, and also data about trading balance of the USA at 16.30 Moscow time. Analysts predict, that trading deficiency of the USA will grow to $65 billion in April after decrease to $62 billion in March. The dealers interrogated Reuters, say also, that for dollar can put pressure any information on growth of deficiency of the current bill upon two-day meetings of Ministers of Finance "the G8 " which begins on Friday in St.-Petersburg.