Dollar up; euro slips on Portugal downgrade (at MarketWatch)
The U.S. dollar was mostly higher Tuesday, with the euro losing ground in the wake of a downgrade of Portugalās sovereign credit rating and a steeper-than-expected fall by a gauge of German investorsā economic expectations. us.rd.yahoo.com |
Currencies: Dollar falls to lowest since April after home data (at MarketWatch)
The dollar drops to the lowest level since the end of April, giving up all the gains through the worst of the sovereign debt crisis. us.rd.yahoo.com |
MONEY MARKETS-Traders bet on Sept 2011 Fed hike
[at Reuters] - * U.S. rate futures up hike expectations for next year * Banks to repay 225 bln euros in maturing loans in Sept * ECB liquidity extension will help cushion expiring loans us.rd.yahoo.com |
Australian Dollar Rallies to Fresh Highs, British Pound Remains Under Pressure
[DailyFX] - The Australian dollar pared the decline from the previous week to reach a fresh yearly high of 0.9469, while the British Pound continued to pare the advance from the previous month to reach a low of 1.5555 on Monday. finance.yahoo.com |
BBVA attributable income slips to EUR1.14 billion
Spanish banking giant BBVA on Wednesday said third-quarter attributable net income fell to 1.14 billion euros against 1.38 billion in the prior-year period. On a per share basis, BBVA earned 0.30 euro against 0.37 euro. us.rd.yahoo.com |