Monday, May 1, 2006

Dollar sinks to one year low against euro
The dollar sank to one-year low against the euro and a seven month low versus the yen as the expectation the Federal Reserve is near ending its monetary tightening.
Financial Times

Yen Rises to Seven-Month High Versus Dollar on Prospect BOJ Rates to Climb
May 1 (Bloomberg) -- The yen rose to a seven-month high against the dollar and gained versus the euro on speculation the Bank of Japan is moving closer to raising interest rates for the first time since 2000. The BOJ on April 28 lifted its projection for
Bloomberg

Oil leaps a dollar on Italy refinery fire
Reuters (Mon 7:16am)

Dow, Nasdaq Set to Open Higher
AP (Mon 8:38am)

Euro Appears Weak Against Other Majors
Daily FX (Mon 8:53am)

Consumer spending rises as income jumps
Reuters (Mon 8:57am)

Premarket Movers: Merger Monday in Force
AP (Mon 9:21am)

JPY, EUR Send USD to Fresh Multi month Lows
Forex

Bernarke Buries The Dollar
Daily FX (Mon 1:50am)

Gold climbs to new 25-year high on Iran, dollar
Reuters (Mon 2:21am)

Oil leaps above $72 on Italy refinery fire
Reuters (Mon 5:04am)

Japanese Stocks Inch Up, Dollar Falls
AP (Mon 5:31am)

Dollar Falls to 7-Month Low Vs. Yen
AP (Mon 5:32am)

High Aussie dollar hurts farm profits
Economists say the rising Aussie dollar is cutting into farm returns. The dollar has risen five cents over the past few days and overnight lifted above 75 US cents. Westpac senior economist...
ABC Business News - Friday April 28, 2006, 2:00 pm

Euro Commodity Crosses Prepare To Break
1. EURAUD2. EURCAD3. EURNZDEUR/AUD – EUR/AUD continues to trade within a range bound primarily by the 20 SMA as resistance and the 50 SMA as support at 1.6658-1.6530.  The...
Forex Capital Markets - Friday April 28, 2006, 2:03 pm

AUD/USD Possible Continuation
Setup:   ·          AUD/USD breaks important technical levels – including the 40 week SMA, 200 day SMA, and resisting trendline dating...
Forex Capital Markets - Friday April 28, 2006, 2:06 pm

Dollar pares losses from Bernanke comments, China move
TOKYO (AFP) - The dollar eased off a three-month low against the yen in Asian trade, as the market digested signs US interest rates are near a peak and China hiked official borrowing costs, dealers...
AFP Finance News - Friday April 28, 2006, 4:16 pm

Consumer Survey Improvement Bolsters Pound
Currency Daily Percentage Change (%) Intraday High Intraday Low Day's Range (pips) GBPUSD ...
Forex Capital Markets - Friday April 28, 2006, 9:28 pm

Weekly Outlook: Aussie Dollar: From 19-Month Low To 6-Month High In A Month
The Australian dollar has taken broad steps in only a month.  From a 19-month low 0.7015 against the green back on March 29th, the Aussie has launched itself nearly 600 pips to a six-month...
Forex Capital Markets - Friday April 28, 2006, 9:38 pm

Weekly Outlook: Loonie Test Waters At Multi-Decade Highs
Despite an economic calendar that probably hadn’t impressed anyone, Canada’s currency pressed to its highest level in 27 years against the US dollar, leaving the pair in a very precarious...
Forex Capital Markets - Friday April 28, 2006, 9:42 pm

Euro nears eight-month peak against dollar
LONDON (AFP) - The euro neared an eight-month high against the dollar as the market digested signs that US interest rates are near a peak and ahead of the publication of US economic growth data. The...
AFP Finance News - Friday April 28, 2006, 10:22 pm

Dollar slumps, nears one-year low against euro
LONDON (AFP) - The dollar slid close to a one-year low point against the euro after softer-than-expected economic data in the United States. At around 1500 GMT Friday, the European single currency...
AFP Finance News - Saturday April 29, 2006, 2:41 am

Tata seeks Bangladeshi approval for three billion dollar investment
DHAKA (AFP) - India's Tata Group has asked Bangladesh to approve a revised three billion dollar investment proposal by the end of July, terming it "the deal of a century" for the impoverished...
AFP Finance News - Sunday April 30, 2006, 6:56 pm

India's Tata asks Bangladesh to approve three billion dollar investment deal
DHAKA (AFP) - India's Tata Group has asked Bangladesh to approve a revised three billion dollar investment proposal by the end of July, terming it "the deal of a century" for the impoverished...
AFP Finance News - Sunday April 30, 2006, 7:39 pm

Asian currencies rise against the dollar, yen soars
HONG KONG (AFP) - Asian currencies rose against the dollar and the Japanese yen shot up to a three-month high after finance chiefs called on China to ease controls on its currency. JAPANESE YEN: The...
AFP Finance News - Sunday April 30, 2006, 8:36 pm