Dollar sinks to 8-month low vs yen as growth slows (AP)
Weakening U.S. economic growth and worried comments from Federal Reserve officials drove the dollar to an 8-month low Friday against the Japanese yen. finance.yahoo.com |
Park Sterling Plunges on Offering (at TheStreet.com)
Park Sterling shares fall 22% following a large secondary offering. us.rd.yahoo.com |
Japan suspected of yen intervention, doubts arise
[Reuters] - A sudden slide in the yen against the dollar on Friday stirred suspicions Japanese authorities intervened for a second time this month to try to prevent the currency s strength from worsening a faltering recovery. finance.yahoo.com |
Wall Street Balances Jobs Data With Earnings
The euro and the yen continued to strengthen Thursday, and the head of the I.M.F. warned of the risk of a currency war. nytimes.com |
Bollard: Options limited on kiwi
Reserve Bank Governor Alan Bollard has poured cold water on suggestions the bank should intervene in the foreign exchange market to aid exporters.Appearing before Parliament's finance and expenditure select committee Bollard was... nzherald.co.nz |