| British Pound Rally Poised To Gather Pace Ahead of BoE Rate Decision (DailyFX) British Pound Rally Poised To Gather Pace Ahead of BoE Rate Decision Fundamental Forecast for British Pound: Bullish - Chancellor of the Exchequer Osborne Plans To Cut Public Handouts - U.K. finance.yahoo.com |
Australian Dollar Momentum Turns Down, Risks of Further Declines (DailyFX) Australian Dollar Momentum Turns Down, Risks of Further Declines Fundamental Outlook for US Dollar: Bearish - Australian Dollar winning streak ends on Japanese Yen recovery - Surge in Australian consumer confidence rounds out solid round of data The Australian Dollar started the week significantly stronger against the safe-haven US Dollar, but a late-week reversal leaves risks to the downside amidst a sharp downturn in risk sentiment. finance.yahoo.com |
Currencies: Modest losses for dollar following jobless claims (at MarketWatch) The U.S. currency trades flat to lower as foreign-exchange traders digest jobless claims and bide their time awaiting Federal Reserve chief Ben Bernanke s remarks from Jackson Hole on Friday. us.rd.yahoo.com |
Dollar Firm Against Yen, Swiss Franc [at TheStreet.com] - The U.S. dollar was firm against the safe-haven yen and Swiss franc but is winding down the week on a softer note against the euro, sterling and the dollar-bloc currencies. us.rd.yahoo.com |
Kiwis head to US, Britain to cash in on currency More New Zealanders are holidaying in Britain and the United States because of favourable exchange rates, say travel agencies.House of Travel retail director Brent Thomas says outbound travel by Kiwis to those countries is up... nzherald.co.nz |