| Yen nears high as BoJ shrugs off fears (at Financial Times) The yen rose towards a nine-month high against the dollar on Wednesday after the Bank of Japan played down concerns that further gains in the currency would push it to ease Japanese monetary conditions. us.rd.yahoo.com |
Currencies: Dollar pressured as Fed reportedly mulls shift (at MarketWatch) The U.S. dollar slips against its major rivals, weighed down by a news report that Federal Reserve officials will consider a symbolic policy shift next week. us.rd.yahoo.com |
[$$] Japan Pushes Down Yen [at The Wall Street Journal] - Japan Pushes Down Yen A wave of foreign-exchange intervention by Japan estimated at more than $16 billion sent the dollar sharply higher against the yen, a successful beginning to what appears to be a campaign by Tokyo to stop a soaring yen. us.rd.yahoo.com |
Currencies: Dollar rebound gives way as euro revives [at MarketWatch] - A modest rebound by the dollar fades as the euro regains its footing after a European Central Bank official is cited as saying that special liquidity measures are on track to be withdrawn, eclipsing doubts tied to sovereign debt. us.rd.yahoo.com |
Bernard Hickey: Key grasps the China problem John Key seemed to capture the mood a few months ago when he mused about risk of New Zealanders becoming "tenants in their own land".That followed the debate around the Chinese-funded bid for Crafar Farms and prompted the Government's... nzherald.co.nz |