| Dollar dives on Bernanke warning The New Zealand dollar dived against the greenback and yen after Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke expressed concern about the United States economy, dampening investors' appetite for risk.Bernanke, in testimony prepared for... nzherald.co.nz |
Currencies: Dollar recovers; focus turns to payrolls from ECB (at MarketWatch) The U.S. dollar pared losses to sit nearly unchanged against the euro and other major rivals on Thursday, as traders were hesitant to make large bets ahead of Friday s U.S. payrolls report for July, which is expected to show private employers hired while overall payrolls dropped. us.rd.yahoo.com |
Spain sells 4 bilion euros of bonds: reports [at MarketWatch] - Spain on Thursday sold 4 billion euros of 10- and 30-year bonds, while borrowing costs fell, news reports said. The government sold 2.72 billion euros of 10 year bonds at an average yield of 4.144%, compared to 4.864% in a June sale, Bloomberg reported. us.rd.yahoo.com |
Dollar cuts losses vs euro, yen after Chicago PMI [at Reuters] - The dollar further trimmed losses against the euro and yen on Thursday after data showing business activity in the U.S. Midwest rose more than expected. us.rd.yahoo.com |
FOREX-Dollar languishes, euro climbs towards $1.40 * Euro extends gains after Fed minutes, Weber comments * But euro still faces hurdle at $1.40 area * Euro break above $1.4025-45 would open way to more gains us.rd.yahoo.com |