| Currencies: Dollar extends loss to 2-month lows as stocks gain (at MarketWatch) The dollar fell to a two-month low as U.S. stocks followed global equity markets higher, while the Australian dollar jumped in the wake of an upbeat policy statement from the Reserve Bank of Australia. us.rd.yahoo.com |
MONEY MARKETS-Rates dip as data reinforces low rates view (at Reuters) * Weak economic data fortifies outlook for low rates * Interbank rates ease again as economic fears grow * Euribor to slip in three-month view; looser money eyed us.rd.yahoo.com |
[$$] Miners Pace London Gain; Exporters Lead in Tokyo (at The Wall Street Journal) Miners Pace London Gain; Exporters Lead in Tokyo European and Asian markets mostly rose Thursday on improved U.S. jobs data and a decline in the Japanese yen, with resources shares logging some of the largest gains. us.rd.yahoo.com |
MONEY MARKETS-U.S. rates futures rise after payrolls data * Fed funds hit contract highs after US payrolls miss mark * Futures imply traders see Fed 1st rate hike in H2 2012 * Demand for euro funds seen up in new ECB maintenance us.rd.yahoo.com |
Stocks slide overnight as China hikes rates Stocks in Europe and the US slid as China unexpectedly increased its benchmark interest rate and after Apple's earnings forecast fell short of some analysts' expectations.Apple's shares fell 1.8 per cent from yesterday's record... nzherald.co.nz |