| U.S. dollar index rises more than 1 percent (at Reuters) The U.S. dollar jumped more than 1 percent against a basket of currencies on Tuesday on growing expectations the Federal Reserve is unlikely to announce any aggressive monetary easing measures at the end of its policy meeting later in the day. us.rd.yahoo.com |
Currencies: Yen soars against dollar, euro despite warning (at MarketWatch) Strong words against yen strength from Finance Minister Yoshihiko Noda failed to prevent the Japanese yen from rising to fresh multi-year highs against the dollar and the euro. us.rd.yahoo.com |
Stocks surge after upbeat US data as dollar slides [AP] - Global stock markets surged Tuesday after a better than expected U.S. economic survey gave a big boost to investor sentiment, which had earlier been buoyed by the Bank of Japan s surprise decision to ease monetary policy further. finance.yahoo.com |
ECB's Trichet: Euro zone needs stricter fiscal reforms European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet said on Saturday more ambitious reforms of euro zone budget rules were needed than those proposed by the European Commission. finance.yahoo.com |
Too Good to Check This tall tale just had to be repeated. And repeated. And repeated. The facts had to wait till Anderson Cooper checked them out. nytimes.com |