| Dollar, Treasurys down after jobless claims (at MarketWatch) The dollar declined versus the euro and Treasury prices headed slightly lower after the U.S. Labor Department said initial jobless claims fell 21,000 to 454,000 in the latest week. The euro rose to $1.2662 from $1.2641 in late North American trading Wednesday. us.rd.yahoo.com |
Yen up on dollar on risk aversion after U.S. data (at MarketWatch) Reports on manufacturing activity in the New York region and home-builder confidence fail to live up to expectations and reinforce worries that global growth is slowing. us.rd.yahoo.com |
Dollar, Yen Recover as Bank of Japan Emergency Meeting Disappoints (DailyFX) The US Dollar and the Japanese Yen recovered from early losses on fading risk appetite after the Bank of Japan failed to impress expectant markets with a lackluster outcome to an “emergency” monetary policy meeting. finance.yahoo.com |
Currencies: Dollar turns up as traders pare bets The U.S. turns higher as traders pare bets in the wake of a failed effort to produce an agreement over the weekend to ease growing currency friction. us.rd.yahoo.com |
Euro briefly rises, bunds fall after IFO survey The euro briefly rose against the U.S. dollar on Friday after stronger-than-expected German business sentiment index numbers, while German December bunds fell to a session low. us.rd.yahoo.com |