FOREX-Dollar slides on U.S. growth worries, euro squeeze (at Reuters)
* Dollar hits 2-month low vs currency basket, euro * Fed comments, weak data increase U.S. growth worries * Short-covering lifts euro 10 cents vs dollar since June us.rd.yahoo.com |
Dollar rises 1 percent on day vs Swiss franc (at Reuters)
The dollar rose 1 percent on the day versus the Swiss franc on Tuesday, as the Swiss currency came under pressure on a broad upturn in risk sentiment and traders targeted option structures at 1.0600 francs. us.rd.yahoo.com |
Dollar up versus yen after hitting 15-year low
[at MarketWatch] - The dollar recovered against the Japanese yen on Wednesday after touching a fresh-all time low against the currency in Asian trading hours as Japanese officials sounded a growing alarm about the state of the economy and the negative impact of the yen s rise. us.rd.yahoo.com |
NZ dollar hits five-month low vs aussie
The New Zealand dollar fell to a five-month low against its Australian counterpart after hawkish comments from the Reserve Bank of Australia.The Australian dollar rose more than 1 per cent against the greenback and touched as... nzherald.co.nz |
EU agrees on $120b Irish bailout loan
BRUSSELS - European Union nations agreed to give ?67.5 billion ($NZ120 billion) in bailout loans to Ireland on Sunday to help it weather the cost of its massive banking crisis, and sketched out new rules for future emergencies in... nzherald.co.nz |