Sat, 04 Sep 2010 04:59:00 UTC: Weekly Fundamental Forecast - 09.06.10
[DailyFX] - Dollar on the Verge of a Bearish Reversal as Support, Liquidity Dry Up Euro Forecast Turns Bullish on S&P 500 Rallies – Test of 1.30 Likely Japanese Yen: Currency Intervention Grows Ahead of BoJ Rate Decision British Pound May Rise With Stocks But Seasonal Factors, BOE Threaten Canadian Dollar Looks to BoC Rate Decision for Next Moves Australian Dollar May Gain Further on RBA Expectations, S&P Strength New Zealand Dollar Tracks Risk as Seasonal Forces Complicate Rebound Gold Continues to March Higher Despite Positive Speculative Lean
Sat, 04 Sep 2010 03:05:00 UTC: Dollar Edges Lower as NFPs Solidify Investor Sentiment and Shake Out Remaining Volatility
[DailyFX] - Though liquidity was winding down quickly into the close of the week, we would nevertheless see a significant shift in the traditional market gauges for risk appetite Friday. With the help of a dubious nonfarm payrolls report, risk appetite would start climbing before the US exchanges came online.
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 20:24:21 UTC: FOREX-Dollar falls vs euro, higher-yielding currencies
[at Reuters] - * Risk appetite increases; yen, Swiss franc under pressure * U.S. payrolls fall less than expected in August * U.S. service sector activity slows in August
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 19:39:17 UTC: Dollar slides after jobs report tops forecast
[AP] - The dollar slid Friday after a government report on jobs was not as bad as many market watchers had feared, helping assuage fears of another downturn in the U.S.
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 18:37:27 UTC: Yen Trade Suggests One Good Jobs Report Does Avoid A Double-Dip
[at Forbes] - This dollar-yen pair is always interesting to watch as a gauge of the broader markets attitude toward risk, with the yen typically the number one safety play and the dollar typically coming in second.
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 17:09:35 UTC: UPDATE - Brazil seeks curbs to forex gain on Petrobras
[at Reuters] - * Large Petrobras offering seen bringing dollar inflows * Brazil govt seeks to prevent steep forex appreciation * Real rises to highest since Dec. on inflows expectation
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 16:33:00 UTC: Currencies: Dollar pares gains vs yen after ISM services data
[at MarketWatch] - The dollar pares gains against the Japanese yen and extends losses against the euro Friday, with the greenback pulling back from stronger levels after a report of slowing in the U.S. services sector last month.
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 15:58:00 UTC: Dollar pares gains vs yen after ISM services data
[at MarketWatch] - The dollar pares gains against the Japanese yen and extends losses against the euro Friday, with the greenback pulling back from stronger levels after a report of slowing in the U.S. services sector last month.
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 15:44:12 UTC: 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
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 13:26:00 UTC: Currencies: Dollar gains in wake of payrolls data
[at MarketWatch] - The dollar gets a boost in currencies trading following better-than-forecast data on the U.S. employment market.
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 12:38:39 UTC: Dollar gains on yen after August payrolls data
[at MarketWatch] - The U.S. dollar lost ground versus the euro and extended a gain versus the Japanese yen after stronger-than-expected U.S. payrolls data for August. The Labor Department said private-sector payrolls rose by 67,000, topping forecasts for a 30,000 rise.
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 11:08:10 UTC: U.S. Dollar Mixed in Quiet Trading
[at TheStreet.com] - The U.S. dollar was mixed in quiet trading Friday ahead of the U.S. jobs report.
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 10:46:00 UTC: Euro, British Pound Rally Against the U.S. Dollar Ahead of the U.S. Nonfarm Payrolls Report
[DailyFX] - The Euro extended its three day advance against the U.S. dollar ahead of the highly anticipated nonfarm payrolls report from the world’s largest economy. Indeed, we may see whipsaw price action ahead of the report as the currency market looks for direction.
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 06:42:57 UTC: Euro steady ahead of US jobs report
[AP] - The euro is barely changed against the dollar as markets focus on the upcoming release of a closely watched U.S. jobs report.
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 06:04:00 UTC: Currencies: Dollar weakens ahead of U.S. jobs data
[at MarketWatch] - The U.S. dollar loses ground against the yen and euro, with traders wary ahead of the release of U.S. nonfarm payrolls later in the global day.
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 05:52:09 UTC: China reserves 65% in dollars, 26% in euro: report
[at MarketWatch] - China s $2.45 trillion foreign exchange reserves consist of approximately 65% in U.S. dollars and 26% in euros, according to a state media news report Friday. The reserves also include 5% in British pounds and 3% in Japanese yen, according the China Securities Journal report, which didn t cite sources for the information.
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 05:47:50 UTC: Strong Yen Helps to Fuel Germany?s Export Boom
[at New York Times] - European companies tend to focus on the dollar exchange rate, but the yen?s recent strengthening is playing a role in Germany?s export boom as well.