| Ethical Currency: First Ethical Foreign Exchange Broker Launched (Business Wire) LONDON----The world’s first foreign exchange broker to donate part of its turnover to charity launched today. City-based Ethical Currency has committed 0.005% of all transactions to the Global Fund, set up to fight Aids, Tuberculosis and malaria. us.rd.yahoo.com |
US Dollar Spikes Lower, US Equities Gain as FOMC Statement Reflects Neutral Tone - Watch for Reversals (Daily FX) The release of the Federal Reserve's latest policy statement led to a sharp spike lower in the US dollar, as the central bank maintained a neutral tone and repeated that they would keep rates "exceptionally low" for an "extended period." us.rd.yahoo.com |
Oil prices near $79 on US hurricane, weaker dollar (AP) Oil prices climbed toward $79 a barrel Monday as Hurricane Ida threatened oil installations in the Gulf of Mexico and the dollar weakened against other currencies. us.rd.yahoo.com |
Risk Appetite on the Verge of Collapse, All that is Needed is a Catalyst (Daily FX) The past two weeks have been extraordinary ones for the markets and underlying sentiment. It had seemed that the thin liquidity through the US Thanksgiving holiday combined with fear born from a potential credit crisis emanating from the Middle East would trigger the first serious correction in risk appetite since the capital markets began appreciating back in February. us.rd.yahoo.com |
Oil falls over 2 percent on strong dollar, China loans (Reuters) Oil prices fell toward $77 a barrel on Wednesday as the dollar strengthened and Wall Street slipped on worries about domestic bank results and bank lending curbs in China. us.rd.yahoo.com |