| Currencies: Dollar turns down again after housing report (at MarketWatch) The dollar fell against the euro Monday, after a weak U.S. report on the housing sector and as the shared currency shrugged off an unsurprising downgrade of Ireland s credit rating. us.rd.yahoo.com |
Currencies: Dollar pushes higher ahead of U.S. GDP data (at MarketWatch) The U.S. dollar is higher versus most major counterparts other than the Japanese yen as investors appetite for risk remained subdued ahead of the first official estimate of second-quarter U.S. economic growth. us.rd.yahoo.com |
Japan Gears Up to Push Down the Yen Prime Minister Naoto Kan said Japanese officials were in talks with their counterparts overseas to lay the groundwork for a possible intervention on currency markets. nytimes.com |
Euro rises, Bunds turn lower after German Ifo [at Reuters] - The euro rose to a session high against the dollar and sterling on Friday while European shares pared losses and Bund futures turned negative after a German business climate survey came in above expectations. us.rd.yahoo.com |
FOREX-Dollar falls below 82 yen after U.S. jobs data The dollar fell to a fresh 15-year low below 82 yen on Friday after a report showed an unexpected drop in U.S. nonfarm payrolls in September, while the unemployment rate was unchanged at 9.6 percent. us.rd.yahoo.com |