| EMERGING MARKETS-Latam currencies mixed, Mexican peso up (at Reuters) * Mexican peso edges up in relief after elections * Gains for Chilean currency on activity data fade By Samantha Pearson and Michael O Boyle us.rd.yahoo.com |
Currencies: Euro pares gains versus dollar (at MarketWatch) The dollar recovers some ground on the euro, as concerns about the U.S. economic outlook trump negative developments involving Ireland and Hungary. us.rd.yahoo.com |
Dollar rises 1 percent against the yen (at Reuters) The U.S. dollar gained 1 percent against the yen on Friday to a session peak in the aftermath of comments from Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke. us.rd.yahoo.com |
FOREX-Dollar rises against yen on solid Chinese data [at Reuters] - * China import data supports risk appetite * Dollar rises vs yen, though still near 15-year low * Commodity currencies gain on recovery optimism us.rd.yahoo.com |
British Pound Looks to Risk Trends and Chinese Fundamentals for Direction The GBP/USD ended a three day decline today as broader optimism on the back of strong corporate earnings and dollar weakness fueled a bullish rally. A report that the Fed was on the verge of announcing a $500 billion Treasury purchase program over a six month period reignited broad based greenback selling. finance.yahoo.com |