| _______________ | 1 | | Flaherty: always worried by dollar's volatility | | TORONTO (Reuters) - Finance Minister Jim Flaherty, asked about the recent rise in the value of the Canadian dollar, said on Friday he is always worried about volatility in the currency. The dollar hit its highest level against the U.S. currency since | | 29min 34sec ago | |
| _______________ | 2 | | Treasurys, Dollar Stay Down After Sentiment Falls | | NEW YORK -- Treasury prices declined and the U.S. dollar pared a loss on Friday as an index of consumer sentiment unexpectedly slipped in early March. Bond yields, which move inversely to prices, pared an increase. Yields on 10-year notes increased 2 | | 39min 34sec ago | |
| _______________ | 3 | | Dollar jumps almost a cent as Canada adds another 20,900 jobs | | By Julian Beltrame, The Canadian Press OTTAWA - The loonie jumped to its highest level since mid-2008 on Friday following news that the Canadian economy created thousands of full-time jobs last month - helping push the unemployment rate down. Although | | 44min 33sec ago | |
| _______________ | 4 | | Stocks, Commodities Gain as Dollar, Treasuries Drop on Economy | | March 12 (Bloomberg) -- Stocks and commodities rose, while the dollar and Treasuries slid, as growth in U.S. retail sales and European industrial production boosted confidence in the global economy. The S&P 500 climbed 0.1 percent to 1,151.84 at 9:34 | | 52min 33sec ago | |
| _______________ | 5 | | Dollar mixed before US data (AFP) | | LONDON (AFP) The dollar traded mixed on Friday before the publication of official US economic data, while the yen was also in focus after Japan's leader called for "firm steps" against the currency's recent rise. In late morning deals here, the European | | 56min 33sec ago | |
| _______________ | 6 | | Canadian dollar makes gains | | By , MarketWatch L LONDON (MarketWatch) -- The Canadian dollar surged Friday to the highest level against its U.S. counterpart in more than a year and a half as Canada's jobless rate fell to a 10-month low. The U.S. unit fell to C$1.0168, breaking | | 1h 2min 34sec ago | |
| _______________ | 7 | | Gold climbs towards $1,120/oz as dollar slips | | London: Gold rose towards $1,120 an ounce in Europe on Friday as the dollar hit a three-week low against the euro, helping the metal recover from the lows it hit in the previous session.Traders are awaiting fresh direction from US retail sales data for | | 1h 51min 34sec ago | |
| _______________ | 8 | | Gold purchases ruled out to diversify forex reserves | | The government is unlikely to buy large amounts of gold as a means to diversify its $2.39 trillion worth foreign exchange reserves, a senior official said, while stressing that 'the US treasuries market is very important for China'. But the official | | 1h 55min 33sec ago | |
| _______________ | 9 | | Treasurys fall, dollar improves after retail sales | | NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Treasury prices declined and the U.S. dollar pared a loss on Friday as a report showed retail sales unexpectedly rose last month by 0.3%. Excluding autos, sales jumped 0.8%. Yields on 10-year notes /quotes/comstock/31*!ust10y | | 1h 55min 33sec ago | |
| _______________ | 10 | | Canadian Dollar Mixed Ahead Of Unemployment Report | | Currency Alerts 3/12/2010 6:56 AM ET TOP MARKET NEWS Sponsored By (RTTNews) - At 7:00 am ET Friday, the Canadian unemployment report for February is slated for release. Ahead of the release of the report, the loonie showed mixed trading against majors. | | 1h 59min 33sec ago | |