| BNP eases forecast for euro decline (at MarketWatch) The decline in the euro is expected to be less severe than BNP Paribas previously forecast, leading strategists there on Thursday to amend their forecast for the shared currency versus the dollar. us.rd.yahoo.com |
CANADA FX DEBT-C$ up, short-dated bonds fall after US data (at Reuters) * C$ inches up to 97.97 U.S. cents * Short-term bonds fall after ADP jobs data TORONTO, Aug 4 - The Canadian dollar sidled higher against the U.S. dollar on Wednesday and approached the six-week high reached earlier in the week, with stronger than expected U.S. private jobs data helping it to hold gains. us.rd.yahoo.com |
Eurogroup s Juncker backs joint forex interventions [at Reuters] - Foreign currency interventions are fruitful if coordinated among major currency issuers, Eurogroup chairman Jean-Claude Juncker said, following Japan s unilateral move this week to weaken its yen currency. us.rd.yahoo.com |
Currencies: Dollar hits eight-month low, as yen gains [at MarketWatch] - The Japanese currency rises after a better-than-expected business survey, while the dollar index hits lowest level since February. us.rd.yahoo.com |
FOREX-Dollar firms as QE size, intervention risk pondered * Dollar edges up vs yen, buoyed by intervention wariness * Euro steady after pullback from high * QE size next big question, FOMC minutes awaited us.rd.yahoo.com |