| Currencies: Dollar consolidates; U.K. jobs data lifts sterling (at MarketWatch) The U.S. dollar consolidated against major rivals Wednesday, although the British pound extended gains to hit a two-month high versus the greenback as data showed the U.K. labor market improving further. us.rd.yahoo.com |
Euro extends drop through support at 55-day SMA (at Reuters) The euro extended declines versus the U.S. dollar on Monday, breaking through support at its 55-day simple moving average level. us.rd.yahoo.com |
Japanese Yen Rallies on Risk Aversion, Euro Lags Behind [DailyFX] - The Japanese Yen rallied to a fresh yearly high against the greenback on Tuesday and is the best performing currency amongst the majors, while the Euro pared the decline from the previous week and slipped to a low of 1.2736 as investors scaled back their appetite for risk. finance.yahoo.com |
Wall St welcomes Fed confirmation of easing Equities on Wall Street welcomed clarification about Federal Reserve policy makers' plans for further monetary easing to help propel economic growth.The Fed's policy committee focused "primarily" on buying more longer-term US... nzherald.co.nz |
Dublin accepts ECB demands Ireland refrained from taking action against private investors in its banks that could have sent further shocks across the eurozone in exchange for the European Central Bank continuing "a liberal attitude" to supporting its financial system, according to the Irish central bank governor. us.rd.yahoo.com |