FOREX-Dollar falls on housing data, euro up broadly (at Reuters)
* U.S. July homebuilder confidence at 15-month low * Ireland downgrade, collapse of Hungary talks dent euro * Euro zone bank stress tests results due Friday us.rd.yahoo.com |
Dollar falls to session low versus yen (at Reuters)
The U.S. dollar extended losses versus the Japanese yen on Friday to hit a session low beneath 86 yen in the aftermath of a U.S. GDP report. For details, see us.rd.yahoo.com |
NZ dollar ends little changed
The New Zealand dollar, which has been mostly range-bound this week, ended little changed from its opening level.The currency was largely unscathed this week by the magnitude 7.1 earthquake in Canterbury on Saturday and attention... nzherald.co.nz |
Japan silent on intervention talk after yen s drop
[AP] - Japanese authorities were silent after a sudden jump in the dollar against the yen Friday that traders initially said was due to the Bank of Japan intervening to weaken the Japanese currency. finance.yahoo.com |
Euro is too strong at $1.4-Eurogroup President
The euro exchange rate against the dollar is too strong at $1.4, as the dollar does not reflect the economic fundamentals of the United States, the chairman of euro zone finance ministers Jean-Claude Juncker said on Friday. us.rd.yahoo.com |