European shares fall before U.S. housing data

Source: Bloomberg
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European shares declined before the U.S. house data, which could indicate whether the Fed will start tapering stimulus at its meeting today. The Stoxx Europe 600 Index slid 0.5% to 291.94 as of 8:08 a.m. London time; however, the gauge advanced to its highest level in one week on Monday. Standard & Poor's 500 Index futures gained less than 0.1%, while the MSCI Asia Pacific Index fell 0.1%.
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Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:01:22 GMT

Aussie drops following RBA minutes

The Australian currency prolonged this quarter's largest drop among major peers after the Reserve Bank's minutes which showed that the Dollar may decline further. The Australian Dollar depreciated 0.6%to 94.87 against the U.S. Dollar, after it plummeted 0.3% yesterday. New Zealand's Dollar fell 0.3% to 79.71 versus the greenback.

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:39:13 GMT

Euro falls after ECB's Draghi comments on non-standard measures

The Euro plummeted against the U.S. Dollar as European Central Bank President Mario Draghi's declared that the central bank is weighing further non-standard monetary policy instruments and will use them under certain circumstances. The common currency fell 0.3% to 1.3329 versus the Dollar and appreciated 0.1% to 126.45 against the Japanese Yen. 

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