| Stocks and oil slip on world markets overnight Stocks in Europe, Brazil and Canada fell, as did oil prices, amid increasing signs that economic growth was cooling globally.US markets, which were closed for the Independence Day holiday, will reopen tomorrow. The Stoxx Europe... nzherald.co.nz |
Kiwi expected to slip further The New Zealand dollar slipped across a range of currencies, as investors again lost their appetite for risk.As local trading closed yesterday, the kiwi had fallen to US70.67c from US70.94c at 8am, continuing its retreat after... nzherald.co.nz |
Forex & Commodities: Yen Dips, Japan May Curb Yen Strength (at CNBC) The dollar firmed against the yen on Friday, after a report that Japanese prime minister Naoto Kan may speak to the press later today on steps to deal with the yen s recent surge. us.rd.yahoo.com |
U.S. Dollar Begins Week Broadly Lower [at TheStreet.com] - The U.S. dollar was broadly lower to start the new week as the markets respond positively to the somewhat stronger-than-expected Chinese data and the Basel III proposals. us.rd.yahoo.com |
Dollar falls to session low against Swiss franc The dollar fell to a session low against the Swiss franc on Wednesday, extending its losses amid broad dollar weakness on concerns about further U.S. quantitative easing. us.rd.yahoo.com |