| Eurozone retail sales up 0.2 percent in May (AP) Retail sales in the 16-nation eurozone rose by 0.2 percent in May from the previous month and by 0.4 percent across the 27 European Union nations, the statistics agency Eurostat reported Monday. finance.yahoo.com |
Euro hovers short of 2-month highs (AP) The euro hovered a little short of two-month highs against the dollar on Monday, despite a rating agency s downgrade for Irish government bonds, as concern persisted over prospects of slower U.S. growth. finance.yahoo.com |
Currencies: Dollar gains on yen, falls vs euro after GDP (at MarketWatch) In the wake of not-so-bad U.S. GDP data, currency trading remains muted before Fed chief Ben Bernanke s Jackson Hole speech. us.rd.yahoo.com |
Euro Breaks Out of Narrow Range, Japanese Yen Lags Behind [DailyFX] - The Euro broke out of its narrow range to reach a high of 1.2876 against the greenback on Monday, while the Japanese Yen pared the decline from Friday, but lagged behind the rest of the major currencies as price action works its way back towards the 15-year high. finance.yahoo.com |
Treasury yields, dollar stay down after Beige Book The dollar pared losses slightly and Treasury prices held onto modest gains on Wednesday, pushing yield down, after the Federal Reserve's Beige Book said U.S. economic activity "continued to rise, albeit at a modest pace" through early October. us.rd.yahoo.com |