| Dollar stays down, Treasurys inch up after ISM (at MarketWatch) The dollar traded lower and Treasury prices rose slightly on Tuesday after the Institute for Supply Management s index on the non-manufacturing sector of the U.S. economy fell to 53.8 in June from 55.4 in May. us.rd.yahoo.com |
Treasury, dollar up after housing starts (at MarketWatch) Treasury prices remained higher and the U.S. dollar pared gains on Tuesday after a report showed U.S. housing starts fell 5% in June to a 549,000 pace. Yields on 10-year notes , which move inversely to prices, fell 4 basis points to 2.92%. us.rd.yahoo.com |
EUR/GBP Channel Looks to Yield Expectations (DailyFX) The Euro and British Pound have benefitted from a return of risk appetite where both currencies have made gains against their safe haven counterparts. However, the single currency has outshined the sterling as it maintains a stronger relationship with risk and is also benefitting from rising yield expectations. finance.yahoo.com |
Swiss Franc Hits Parity, Canadian Dollar Underperforms [DailyFX] - The Swiss Franc reached parity against the greenback on Tuesday as the dollar weakened across the board, while the Canadian dollar extended the previous day’s advance, but lagged behind the rest of the majors during the North American trade. finance.yahoo.com |
Dollar trades mixed ahead of G-20 meetings The dollar was mixed in choppy trading Thursday ahead of weekend meetings of finance officials and central bank policymakers from the Group of 20 major economies. finance.yahoo.com |