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  1. News in 60 Seconds: Darling's 50% tax on bank bonuses hits stocks & the pound!

    by , 12-09-2009 at 09:37 AM (News in 60 Seconds)
    more momentum on the gainers than losers...

    Biggest % gainers: NZD/USD up 0.80%, AUD/USD, AUD/CHF...on mild commodity dollar strength

    Biggest % losers: USD/JPY down 0.45%, GBP/JPY, CHF/JPY, EUR/JPY on mild JPY strength

    Gold $ 1,137
    Oil: $ 73.19

    Remember, this afternoon we get New Zealand's interest rate decision at 3pm EST today. They are expected to hold at 2.50%. With the fallout that their Labour Party had with the central bank lately...I'd be shocked if the hiked rates today.

    Tonight at 7:30pm EST we get Australia's employment numbers. I'd expect them to come out fairly favorable in light of RBA Steven's speech the other day. There have been more job advertisement ...
  2. News in 60 Seconds: Dubai World asset sale aids yen rise!

    by , 12-07-2009 at 09:41 AM (News in 60 Seconds)
    Biggest % gainers: USD/CHF up 0.56%, AUD/NZD, EUR/GBP, EUR/CHF, AUD/CHF mixed bag since nothing is up big % wise today but there is some mild CHF weakness today.

    Biggest % losers:
    GBP/JPY down 1.40%, CHF/JPY, AUD/JPY, EUR/JPY. Definite JPY strength across the board today. That's where the momentum is at the moment.

    Gold $1,144
    Oil $74.77

    Dubai World looking to sell assets in order to raise some cash: http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Dubai-...68547.html?x=0

    Dollar and Yen benefiting from the Dubai news and slump in stocks overnight. The risk adverse currencies are the biggest beneficiaries of the news.

    Sean Hyman
    DailyFX Forum Moderator
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