Summary Box: Stocks fall as dollar jumps
DOLLAR STORE: The dollar rose 1.1 percent against an index of six heavily traded currencies after Moody’s warned that it may cut Spain’s debt rating. A stronger dollar hurts U.S. companies that do a lot of business overseas.
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EU facing fundamental change in debt crisis
BRUSSELS, Belgium – Europe and the euro will never be the same.
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Australia, NZ dollars plumb lows as risk shed; bonds firm
The Australian dollar sank to two-month lows on Monday as a faltering euro led investors to shun riskier currencies on doubts the bail-out for Ireland would not plug Europe’s debt crisis.
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EU backs Irish bailout, outlines resolution plan
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The EU approved an 85 billion euro ($115 billion) rescue for Ireland on Sunday and outlined a permanent system to resolve Europe’s debt crisis, in which investors could gradually share the cost of any future default.
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Dollar falls most in more than a month
The Canadian dollar fell the most in more than a month Friday amid growing concern about the European debt crisis and tensions between North and South Korea.
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IBTimesFX – Interview with Zoe Fiddes from Easy-Forex
Zoe Fiddes about the European debt crisis, and what traders need to consider. Also she talks about the QE2, its possibility of a hyperinflation in the US and the consequences for the global economy.
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S&P cuts Ireland rating by 2 notches as deficit plan looms
Ireland’s debt rating was lowered two steps by Standard & Poor’s, with a negative outlook, as the government prepares to unveil a four-year deficit-cutting plan and contagion spread through the rest of the euro region.
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Daily forex forecast – 24/11/2010
The Aussie opens sharply lower today at 0.9710 as risk appetite took a nosedive overnight. In the absence of any market-moving economic data, European sovereign debt concerns continued to occupy the minds of investors during local trade on Tuesday.
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Caterpillar to issue renminbi bond
Caterpillar, the US-based manufacturer of earth-moving equipment, is marketing a two-year Rmb1bn bond to institutional investors in Hong Kong, becoming the first foreign industrial multinational to issue debt in the Chinese currency
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Wall Street looks set for a higher open
U.S. stock futures are pointing to a slightly higher open as investors hope to move beyond worries about Ireland’s debt drama that dragged major indexes down last week.
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