| German gov t to save 3.5 bln euros on health-source (at Reuters) German Chancellor Angela Merkel s centre-right coalition agreed on Tuesday to healthcare savings worth 3.5 billion euros a year to help tackle a shortfall seen reaching 11 billion euros next year, a coalition source said. us.rd.yahoo.com |
Dollar briefly rises vs euro after US data (at Reuters) The dollar briefly gained versus the euro on Friday after government data showed U.S. retail sales rebounded in July, while consumer prices rose. us.rd.yahoo.com |
NZ dollar loses steam The New Zealand dollar pushed up in early morning trade but then lost steam and returned to earlier levels.Around 8am the kiwi was buying US70.37c, little changed from US70.29c at 5pm, having peaked around US70.90c about 2am.BNZ... nzherald.co.nz |
Forex: U.S. Dollar Benefits From Risk Aversion, But Will Bullish Sentiment Behind The Greenback Hold? The Euro bounced back from a low of 1.3842 ahead of the North American trade to maintain a narrow range, and the single-currency could face increased volatility going into the end of the week as the economic docket is expected to reinforce a weakened outlook for the world’s largest economy. finance.yahoo.com |
Currencies: Dollar recovers after U.S., European data The dollar turns up slightly, recovering from a downturn following more U.S. economic data, after being higher on the back of remarks from Treasury Secretary Geithner. us.rd.yahoo.com |