| Dollar Firms; Euro Runs Out of Steam (at TheStreet.com) The U.S. dollar was generally firmer against most of the major and emerging market currencies to start the new week. us.rd.yahoo.com |
China may link yuan trade to currency basket (at MarketWatch) A top Chinese central bank official suggests switching away from the U.S. dollar as a benchmark for the yuan s foreign-exchange rate, switching instead to a basket of currencies. us.rd.yahoo.com |
Currencies: Spain bond auction lifts euro ahead of ECB [at MarketWatch] - The euro edged down against the dollar in Asian trading Thursday ahead of the European Central Bank meeting later in the session. us.rd.yahoo.com |
Treasurys up, dollar gains after confidence [at MarketWatch] - Treasury prices added to gains and the dollar inched up after an index on U.S. consumer sentiment fell to 66.6 in September, while analysts had expected a slight improvement. Yields on 10-year notes, , which move inversely to prices, fell 6 basis points to 2.71%. us.rd.yahoo.com |
Wall Street Shares Rise; Dollar Weakens Again Investors reacted Monday to news that finance chiefs had agreed to avoid a currency war that could derail a recovery. nytimes.com |