| Dollar rises versus euro on consumer confidence data (at Reuters) The dollar rose versus the euro on Tuesday in the aftermath of a report showing U.S. consumer confidence fell in July to the lowest level since February. For more details, see us.rd.yahoo.com |
Currencies: Dollar at highest this month before Fed decision (at MarketWatch) The U.S. dollar rises ahead of the Federal Reserve s one-day meeting, with many investors expecting that the central bank could signal it will take additional steps to ease monetary policy. us.rd.yahoo.com |
Dollar Mixed Ahead of Fed Meeting [at TheStreet.com] - The U.S. dollar was trading narrowly mixed against most of the major currencies ahead of the Federal Open Market Committee meeting later Tuesday. us.rd.yahoo.com |
Stocks surge after upbeat US data as dollar slides [AP] - Global stock markets surged Tuesday after a better than expected U.S. economic survey gave a big boost to investor sentiment, which had earlier been buoyed by the Bank of Japan s surprise decision to ease monetary policy further. finance.yahoo.com |
ECB's Trichet: Euro zone needs stricter fiscal reforms European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet said on Saturday more ambitious reforms of euro zone budget rules were needed than those proposed by the European Commission. finance.yahoo.com |