Dollar falls on news of U.S. duties on Chinese paper
Fri Mar 30, 2007 11:47AM EDT
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The dollar turned lower on Friday after the U.S. government said it will impose duties on imports of coated paper from China, traders said.
The move reversed a decades-old policy of not applying duties to subsidized goods from “non-market economies,” a Commerce Department official said.
The dollar fell 0.4 percent against the yen to 117.56 yen. The euro rose 0.4 percent as well against the dollar to $1.3377.
Last Updated 30 Mar 2007
NZD 7.50%
AUD 6.25%
GBP 5.25%
USD 5.25%
CAD 4.25%
EUR 3.75%
CHF 2.25%
JPY 0.50%
歐元區經濟信心上揚 3月30日
3 月歐元區商業信心從前值5上升至6，高于市場持平的預期。3月歐元區消費信心從-5上升至-4，跟預期一致，其中通脹預期分項從20下跌至18。歐元區勞動力市場改善促進了各情緒指數的向好。2月歐元區失業率從前值7.4％下降至7.3％，主要受到德國和法國失業率下降支持。這些數據的公布結果是歐央行樂意見到的─經濟信心增加，勞動力市場升溫以及通脹水平不如之前預估強勁。歐央行將繼續緊縮貨幣政策，但6月升息的可能性大于5月。
歐洲時段數據與事件：德國2月零售銷售月率 0.9%，預期0.9%。法國第四季度GDP季率終值0.7% ，預期0.6％。歐元區3月工業信心指數6.0 ，預期5.0。歐元區3月消費者信心指數-4.0，預期-4.0。歐元區3月消費者物價調和指數年率預估值1.9％，預期1.9％。歐元區3月失業率 7.3％，預期7.3％。英國3月GFK消費者信心指數-8，預期-8。加拿大1月GDP月率0.1%，預期0.2％。加拿大1月就業人數變化月率 0.4%，預期0.3％。美國2月個人收入月率0.6%，預期0.3％ 。美國2月個人支出月率0.6，預期0.3％。美國2月核心PCE物價指數年率2.4%，預期2.4％。
相關市場：經濟增長擔憂促使歐洲股市早盤下跌。
美國時段數據：21:45 美國3月芝加哥采購經理人指數。22:00 美國3月密歇根大學消費者信心指數終值、美國2月營建支出月率。
最後更新 30 Mar 2007
美元 5.25%
歐元 3.75%
日元 0.50%
英鎊 5.25%
澳元 6.25%
紐元 7.50%
加元 4.25%
瑞郎 2.00%
以上為直至今天為止的各資幣利息
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WASHINGTON, March 30 (Reuters) -U.S. construction spending beat expectations and rose 0.3 percent in February as increases in nonresidential construction overcame drops in residential and federal construction, a government report showed on Friday.
The increase was the biggest since March 2006, when construction spending rose 1.0 percent.
Analysts polled by Reuters anticipated a 0.6 percent drop in construction spending.
Private residential building fell 1 percent in February, which was the 11th straight drop but not as sharp as the 1.7 percent fall-off seen in January.
Nonresidential construction was up 2.3 percent, the largest gain since a 3 percent increase in August of last year.
Total U.S. construction spending of $1.171 trillion was up from the $1.168 trillion from a month earlier. Federal construction spending in February was down 1.8 percent from the previous month.