http://www.ft.com/markets/currencieshttp://www.ft.com/rss/markets/currenciesFT.com - Currency Markets News and Dataen© Copyright The Financial Times Ltd 2008. "FT" and "Financial Times" are trademarks of the Financial Times.support@ft.comThu, 15 May 2008 20:26 BSTThu, 15 May 2008 23:32:46 BSTNewspapers60http://news.ft.com/cms/d1f3ce1a-6bbe-11da-bb53-0000779e2340.gifhttp://www.ft.com/markets/currencies(PICS-1.1 "http://www.classify.org/safesurf/" L gen true for "http://www.ft.com/" r (SS~~000 1))http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e0a2b820-2261-11dd-93a9-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e0a2b820-2261-11dd-93a9-000077b07658.htmlThe New Zealand dollar dropped sharply to a four-month low against the dollar on Thursday after a slump in retail sales added to recent evidence that the country's economy was slowing rapidly. Thu, 15 May 2008 16:35 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/6c755844-224e-11dd-93a9-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/6c755844-224e-11dd-93a9-000077b07658.htmlA dramatic German growth spurt powered a reacceleration in eurozone growth at the start of this year, in contrast to the sharp US slowdownThu, 15 May 2008 20:26 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/f7095674-21a7-11dd-a50a-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/f7095674-21a7-11dd-a50a-000077b07658.htmlThe UK economy is set for a sharper, more prolonged slowdown in growth than the Bank thought likely in February, but the short-term spike in inflation will be much more severe and persistent than anticipatedWed, 14 May 2008 21:36 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/797f1590-21cf-11dd-a50a-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/797f1590-21cf-11dd-a50a-000077b07658.htmlBeyond just managing risk, thinking more creatively about currencies can create the opportunity for profit, writes Claire DissauxWed, 14 May 2008 17:08 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/7b222078-21c9-11dd-a50a-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/7b222078-21c9-11dd-a50a-000077b07658.htmlImproved confidence in Icelandic banks will give little support to the krona, says Ulrich Leuchtmann at CommerzbankWed, 14 May 2008 16:26 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e8f13a3a-2192-11dd-a50a-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e8f13a3a-2192-11dd-a50a-000077b07658.htmlSigns that the credit crunch and stuttering economic growth have begun to hit the jobs market have emerged with official figures showing the number of people claiming jobless benefit has risen for the third month in a row.Wed, 14 May 2008 10:06 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/3d6b03be-20cd-11dd-a0e6-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/3d6b03be-20cd-11dd-a0e6-000077b07658.htmlConsumer price inflation exceeded all expectations by rising to 3 per cent in April. The news wiped out market expectations of further interest rate cuts this yearWed, 14 May 2008 08:03 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/f20b127c-210f-11dd-a0e6-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/f20b127c-210f-11dd-a0e6-000077b07658.htmlMore action is needed to reduce foreign exchange settlement risk to avoid a meltdown in the global financial system, the Bank for International Settlements saidTue, 13 May 2008 20:44 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/07209afa-2058-11dd-80b4-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/07209afa-2058-11dd-80b4-000077b07658.htmlFurther evidence that the euro might have peaked against the dollar arrived over the weekend as figures from the Chicago Mercantile Exchange showed that speculative investors were net sellers of the single currency for the second week runningMon, 12 May 2008 22:56 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/574b25de-200a-11dd-80b4-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/574b25de-200a-11dd-80b4-000077b07658.htmlUK manufacturers' costs and their selling prices rose at the fastest rate on record in April, official data showed, raising doubts over the Bank of England's scope to cut interest rates next month. Mon, 12 May 2008 11:05 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/d6065c60-1d29-11dd-82ae-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/d6065c60-1d29-11dd-82ae-000077b07658.htmlUK house prices fell by 0.2 per cent in April according to the latest FT/Acadametrics House price index, while the March figure was revised downward to show a 0.2 per cent drop in the first back-to-back reading of falling house prices since April 1995Fri, 9 May 2008 09:30 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/bb9b011e-1ccf-11dd-82ae-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/bb9b011e-1ccf-11dd-82ae-000077b07658.htmlEurozone interest rates have been left unchanged as the region's central bank keeps up its battle against inflation even as the economy slows Thu, 8 May 2008 21:42 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/41afd266-1d2a-11dd-82ae-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/41afd266-1d2a-11dd-82ae-000077b07658.htmlVerbal intervention on the US currency and euro is welcome – but it is time for verbal intervention on the rupee and renminbi as wellThu, 8 May 2008 19:35 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/1f5097f2-1c6f-11dd-8bfc-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/1f5097f2-1c6f-11dd-8bfc-000077b07658.htmlThe US and Europe now have a united desire to see the dollar strengthen against the euro, senior officials have told the Financial TimesThu, 8 May 2008 02:01 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/1232f96e-1c5d-11dd-8bfc-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/1232f96e-1c5d-11dd-8bfc-000077b07658.htmlJohn Authers on the relationship between the single currency and the price of crude oilWed, 7 May 2008 21:02 BST