| Currencies: Dollar consolidates; U.K. jobs data lifts sterling (at MarketWatch) The U.S. dollar consolidated against major rivals Wednesday, although the British pound extended gains to hit a two-month high versus the greenback as data showed the U.K. labor market improving further. us.rd.yahoo.com |
NZD/USD: Trading the Reserve Bank of New Zealand Interest Rate Decision (DailyFX) As the Reserve Bank of New Zealand is widely expected to increase borrowing costs for the second consecutive month in July, the NZD/USD may continue to trend higher over the week as investors speculate the central bank to normalize policy throughout the second-half of the year. finance.yahoo.com |
Japanese Yen Rallies on Risk Aversion, Euro Lags Behind [DailyFX] - The Japanese Yen rallied to a fresh yearly high against the greenback on Tuesday and is the best performing currency amongst the majors, while the Euro pared the decline from the previous week and slipped to a low of 1.2736 as investors scaled back their appetite for risk. finance.yahoo.com |
Brazil forex inflows total $11.135 bln to Sept. 17 [at Reuters] - Brazil s central bank said on Tuesday that U.S. dollar inflows to the country totaled $11.135 billion in the month through Sept. 17. us.rd.yahoo.com |
Euro slides on European debt worries The dollar soared against the euro Monday as a European rescue deal for Ireland failed to calm investor worries about the prospect of bailouts for other European countries. finance.yahoo.com |