Wednesday, 11 July 2007

Dollar Pares Declines Versus Yen, Euro as U.S. Stocks Are Little Changed

(Bloomberg) -- The dollar pared a drop versus the
yen and euro as U.S. stock futures were little changed,
suggesting investors may slow a flight out of risky assets.

The U.S. currency dropped earlier after Moody's Investors
Service yesterday cut ratings on $5.2 billion of bonds backed by
U.S. subprime mortgages, pushing down shares of banks and
builders. Investors switched to the safety of government bonds
on concern that a U.S. housing slowdown will slow the world's
biggest economy and curb global growth.


Read more at Bloomberg Currencies News

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