Archive for April 1st, 2011

In case you slipped into a coma, fell off the face of the earth or just got back from an amazing vacation in which you didn’t invite me, here’s what you missed around the world this week.

Around the Globe

  • Wallstreet Journal: Obama Defends Libya Actions In Letter To Congress
  • CNN: Protests ripple across Syria; casualties reported
  • ‎NPR: Information, Radiation Leak Slowly From Japan
  • MSNBC: Lone, brave woman exposes truth of Libya

World Finance

  • New York Times: Portugal Stages Surprise Bond Auction; Ireland Is Hit With New Downgrade
  • Financial Times: EU agrees incomplete financial package
  • The Guardian: Portugal rejects EU bailout but looks at Brazilian handout
  • Business Insider: IRISH ULTIMATUM: Big Bank Told To Raise Nearly $6 Billion By Mid-June Or Be Nationalized
  • Wallstreet Journal: Asian Economic Data Show Growth Continues
  • BusinessWeek: Dollar Gains Versus Yen Most in a Year as Jobs Signal Growth
  • Bloomberg: Japanese Stocks Fall for First Time in Three Days as Oil Climbs

Currency Trading

  • Currensee: Emerging Money Managers Find New Route to Market in Alternative Investing Service
  • ForexCrunch: CAD/JPY Big Winner of Non-Farm Payrolls
  • FuturesMagazine: Dollar boosted on positive jobs report
  • FX360: Euro Rises Above 1.4200 on Best German Labor News Since 1992
  • ForexPros: Forex – GBP/USD rises to 5-day high boosted by U.K. housing data
  • Seeking Alpha: 3 Reasons Why Cheap Japanese Stocks and a Strong Yen Won’t Last
  • FXStreet: Dollar Weakens on American Hours
  • Daily Markets: For EUR/USD Weak US Consumer Confidence Countered By Portugal Downgrades

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