| NZ dollar gains on weakening US dollar The New Zealand dollar gained on a weakening greenback after comments from the Reserve Bank of Australia yesterday spurred traders' appetite for high-yielding currencies.By 8am the kiwi was buying US69.33c from US68.85c at 5pm... nzherald.co.nz |
Nikkei inches down as yen, economic worries weigh (at Reuters) Japan s Nikkei average inched down 0.2 percent on Wednesday, weighed down by worries about a stronger yen and doubts over the U.S. economic recovery as the market awaited events later this week, including the results of European bank stress tests . us.rd.yahoo.com |
Currencies: Dollar under pressure ahead of Fed minutes [at MarketWatch] - Better-than-expected data on U.S. home prices and consumer confidence boost U.S. stocks and reduce demand for the relative safety of the greenback and yen. us.rd.yahoo.com |
Japan intervenes to drag down yen, warns of more [at Reuters] - * Japan repeatedly sells yen throughout day, acts alone * Marks Japan s first intervention since March 2004 * Dollar rises more than 3 pct vs yen on the day us.rd.yahoo.com |
Dollar rises before G20 and Asia tech shares up Dealers trimmed bets against the U.S. dollar on Friday ahead of a contentious G20 meeting, while a rally in technology shares supported Asian stocks, which are headed for the first weekly decline in two months. finance.yahoo.com |