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By Joseph Ciolli, Bloomberg |
March 6, 2013
The yen fell versus the dollar, trading at almost the weakest since May 2010, as a private report showed U.S. companies added more workers than forecast in February, damping demand for haven assets.
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By John Detrixhe and Taylor Tepper, Bloomberg |
March 5, 2013
The Canadian dollar weakened against the majority of its 16 most-traded peers amid investor speculation the nation’s central bank may signal easing after its policy meeting tomorrow.
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By Toni Hansen |
March 3, 2013
This week, traders will keep a close eye on employment data, labor costs, productivity figures and natural gas inventories.
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By Susanne Walker and Cordell Eddings, Bloomberg |
February 25, 2013
Treasuries rose, pushing 10-year yields down the most since November, as polls indicated the euro area’s third-largest economy, Italy, may be left with a hung parliament, stoking refuge demand.
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By Theophilos Argitis, Bloomberg |
February 22, 2013
Canada’s inflation rate fell in January to its lowest since 2009 and retail sales plunged in December, adding to evidence the country’s economy is struggling to accelerate from its slowest pace since the 2009 recession.
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By Taylor Tepper and John Detrixhe, Bloomberg |
February 19, 2013
The Canadian dollar reached the lowest level since July against its U.S. counterpart as commodities slipped and policy makers in the world’s largest economy seek to avoid $1.2 trillion in automatic budget cuts.
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By Simon Kennedy and Gonzalo Vina, Bloomberg |
February 12, 2013
Group of Seven policy makers roiled the currency markets they sought to calm amid conflicting messages on how much of an economic threat is posed by the weakening yen.
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By Simon Kennedy and Gonzalo Vina, Bloomberg |
February 12, 2013
The world’s major industrial nations sought to soothe mounting fears of a currency war with a pledge to avoid devaluing their exchange rates in the pursuit of stronger economic growth.
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By Ari Altstedter, Bloomberg |
February 8, 2013
Canada’s dollar weakened below parity with its U.S. counterpart for the first time in five days as employment unexpectedly dropped in January, adding to concern the world’s 11th-largest economy is slowing.
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By Theophilos Argitis and Greg Quinn, Bloomberg |
February 8, 2013
Canadian employers unexpectedly cut jobs in January while home builders slowed the pace of new construction to the least since 2009, suggesting a languid start to the new year for the country’s economy.
