| NZ currency: Dollar falls The New Zealand dollar was weaker today as investors trimmed positions ahead of a Federal Open Market Committee meeting in the US.A decline in US equities on Tuesday US time on profit-taking and heightened rising risk aversion... nzherald.co.nz |
US Dollar Spikes Lower, US Equities Gain as FOMC Statement Reflects Neutral Tone - Watch for Reversals (Daily FX) The release of the Federal Reserve's latest policy statement led to a sharp spike lower in the US dollar, as the central bank maintained a neutral tone and repeated that they would keep rates "exceptionally low" for an "extended period." us.rd.yahoo.com |
Worries rise about dollar slide -- but what to do? (AP) Concerns worldwide about the dollar's slide have escalated to the point where currency markets are beginning to wonder when governments might try to do something about it. us.rd.yahoo.com |
Risk Appetite on the Verge of Collapse, All that is Needed is a Catalyst (Daily FX) The past two weeks have been extraordinary ones for the markets and underlying sentiment. It had seemed that the thin liquidity through the US Thanksgiving holiday combined with fear born from a potential credit crisis emanating from the Middle East would trigger the first serious correction in risk appetite since the capital markets began appreciating back in February. us.rd.yahoo.com |
Dollar mixed on mixed economic data (AP) The dollar edged up against the euro and British pound but fell against the Japanese yen on Tuesday as a report on U.S. home sales suggested winter problems, while data on manufacturing showed gains. us.rd.yahoo.com |