FOREX-Risk appetite pushes aussie and euro higher (at Reuters)
* Euro touches 2-month high versus dollar * ECB holds rates, sees uneven growth going forward * U.S. initial jobless benefits claims fell in latest week us.rd.yahoo.com |
FOREX-Dollar hovers near lows, eyes on Japan policymakers (at Reuters)
* Dollar near 2-mth lows vs euro on economic worries * Yen down on Japanese importer bids, intervention wariness * Aussie rises despite less hawkish RBA us.rd.yahoo.com |
Euro Halts Three-Day Advance, British Pound Pares Friday’s Decline (DailyFX)
The Euro pared the overnight advance and slipped to a low of 1.2696 ahead of the North American trade, with price action holding below the 50-Day SMA at 1.2773, and the single-currency may continue to trend lower throughout the day as policy makers maintain a cautious outlook for the region. finance.yahoo.com |
Euro, British Pound Weighed by Risk Aversion
[DailyFX] - Risk aversion looks to have regained its footing during the overnight trade as most major currencies pushed lower against the Japanese yen, Swiss franc, and the U.S. dollar. finance.yahoo.com |
Currencies: Treasurys slip after jobless-claims data
The benchmark 10-year Treasury note pulls back modestly in the face of jobless-claims data. Bond traders will turn their focus to the Philly Fed index on regional manufacturing and to leading economic indicators, as well as to the Treasury's schedule of upcoming debt sales. us.rd.yahoo.com |