LIVE NEWS: International Currency Market

The euro climbs against the dollar in spite of a further delay to a Greek debt deal, although investors still expect a positive outcome

Australian dollar moves sharply higher after the Reserve Bank of Australia surprises the market by leaving its main rate at 4.25 per cent

Traders are buying the Mexican peso and Canadian dollar against the euro with the countries best-placed to gain from the a growing US economy

The most likely path for unwinding global imbalances is through appreciation of emerging market currencies, writes Jerome Booth

China’s gold imports from Hong Kong more than trebled in 2011 from the year before, hitting a record 428 tonnes as savers sought to hedge against inflation

Tokyo sold Y1.02tn without warning during the first four days of November to limit the currency’s rise against the dollar

Viewed from the perspective of the Aussie dollar, rand, real or rouble, the markets are moving in a different direction

The RBA held the official cash rate at 4.25%, citing signs of improvement in the global economy, but kept monetary easing on the table

Japan knows that should it act unilaterally to prevent further currency appreciation as it did last year, it would risk upsetting the US Treasury

Equities and commodities benefit from robust US employment data with the FTSE All-World index at its best levels since start of August

The dollar strengthens after US data show a larger than expected rise in employment with investors taking this as a positive signal on the economy

Stock exchange index drops 2.2 per cent following deadly riots, following 28 per cent rise on January.

Currency bounces after data shows Australia’s trade surplus rises to a record high in 2011 while Swiss franc loses some of its recent strength

Increasing concern differences in the way G20 reforms on derivatives are being fleshed out by region could lead to ‘regulatory arbitrage’

Thomas Jordan, acting chairman, says bank has come under domestic political pressure over the potential cost of further interventions

Thomas Jordan, acting head of Swiss National Bank and thrust into the limelight after his boss’s swift departure, promises to continue radical policies

As sentiment toward the renminbi sours and the political outlook is more uncertain, Henny Sender predicts more money will leave the mainland

Franc reaches its strongest level against the euro in almost five months, putting it near the level at which the SNB has previously taken action

Risk assets are firmer on better than expected manufacturing data from China, Germany, the UK and US, but concerns about America resurface

Figures showing better than expected manufacturing activity for much of the eurozone in January help add to single currency’s gains