| Euro rises about 1% versus dollar, to $1.33 (at MarketWatch) The euro rose above the $1.33 level on Friday as the dollar fell broadly after disappointing U.S. payrolls data. The risks are tilting towards the less optimistic scenarios, for the U.S. economy, said David Watt, senior fixed-income and currency strategist at RBC Capital Markets. us.rd.yahoo.com |
NZ dollar eases after Bollard's warning The New Zealand dollar slipped slightly today after Reserve Bank Governor Alan Bollard issued a warning against excessive price rises when the goods and services tax rises in October 1.The NZ dollar was US71.13c at 5pm from US71.52c... nzherald.co.nz |
FOREX: Dollar Recovery on Euro Selling and Mild Risk Aversion Stalled as Market Awaits Definitive Trend [DailyFX] - It was a wild ride for the US dollar Thursday; and at one point, many traders would be drawn into the speculative belief that a larger reversal was at hand. However, the ground that the greenback would recover through the session fell well short of crossing the necessary technical thresholds to trigger meaningful retracements, much less encourage an underlying trend shift. finance.yahoo.com |
Japan MOF Sakurai: won't comment on forex Japan's deputy finance minister Mitsuru Sakurai said on Thursday he would not comment on foreign exchange issues, when asked about currency movements. us.rd.yahoo.com |
G-20 Leaders Pledge to Avoid Currency War Officials from the world’s 20 biggest economies promised to refrain from a currency war and to give emerging economies more say. nytimes.com |