Sunday, April 30, 2006

Yen Rises to Six-Month High Against Dollar on Prospect BOJ to Boost Rates
May 1 (Bloomberg) -- The yen rose to a six-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 gr
Bloomberg

Gold extends gains to 25-yr high on Iran, dollar
Reuters (Sun 11:11pm)

Japanese Stocks Inch Up, Dollar Lower
AP (Mon 12:55am)

NZ dollar edges higher, market awaits rate call
WELLINGTON, April 26 (Reuters) - The New Zealand dollar edged higher on Wednesday, helped by a firmer Australian dollar, as the market awaited the central bank's announcement on interest rates and...
Reuters Finance News, Australia - Wednesday April 26, 2006, 3:38 pm

NZ Shares End Up 0.5%; Weak NZ Dollar Extends Mkt Rally
DJ NZ Shares End Up 0.5%; Weak NZ Dollar Extends Mkt Rally WELLINGTON (Dow Jones)--The New Zealand stock market extended its rally for the third session of the week finishing up 0.5% Thursday,...
Dow Jones News - Thursday April 27, 2006, 3:22 pm

NZ dollar little moved on rate hold, focus on US
WELLINGTON, April 27 (Reuters) - The New Zealand dollar was little changed on Thursday after the central bank held interest rates steady and reiterated that it had no plans to change them for the...
Reuters Finance News, Australia - Thursday April 27, 2006, 3:31 pm

Dollar Halts 6-Day Drop Against Euro; Decline Last Week Seen as Too Rapid
May 1 (Bloomberg) -- The dollar halted a six-day drop against the euro after a technical indicator suggested the decline last week was too rapid The dollar fell to an 11-month low versus Europe's single currency last week after Ben S. Bernanke suggested
Bloomberg

AP: UnitedHealth CEO Discusses Stock Cache
AP (Sun 7:15pm)

Japanese Stocks Higher
AP (Sun 9:09pm)

Investors Await Raft of Economic Data
AP (Sun 1:56pm)

Dollar to Fall on Expectations of Higher ECB Interest Rates, Survey Says
May 1 (Bloomberg) -- The dollar may fall for a fourth week as European Central Bank officials signal they are ready to raise interest rates while the Federal Reserve prepares to end almost two years of increases, a Bloomberg survey showed. Sixty-one perce
Bloomberg