FOREX-Dollar slips towards 15-yr low vs yen after data (at Reuters)
* U.S. jobs data fuels talk of more Fed policy easing * Dollar bids seen at Y84.90-85.00, stop-losses below that * Activity light, with public holiday in Singapore us.rd.yahoo.com |
Euro falls to record low against the Swiss franc (at Reuters)
The euro fell to a record low against the Swiss franc on Tuesday amid safe haven buying of the Swiss currency. The euro was down 0.9 percent against the Swiss currency at 1.3053 francs after going as low as 1.3050, according to Reuters data. us.rd.yahoo.com |
EU pushes China on currency -- but action unlikely
[AP] - Countries around the world are acting to keep their currencies from rising, in what one official calls a looming international currency war. Europe, however, stands out as unlikely to intervene and lower the value of the euro. finance.yahoo.com |
Liam Dann : Feel the excitement as aussie rises
Waiting for that magic moment when one Australian dollar can buy one US dollar has assumed a symbolic importance. These are good times for obsessive fans of slow-moving events.There has been test cricket (India vs Australia),... nzherald.co.nz |
Gloom, anger spreads as European economies teeter
DUBLIN - Anger and fear about Europe's seemingly unstoppable debt crisis coursed through the continent yesterday. Striking workers shut down much of Portugal, Ireland proposed its deepest budget cuts in history and seething Italian... nzherald.co.nz |