Reuters: US Dollar Report: GLOBAL MARKETS-Dollar off lows, shares up on promising earnings, data

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GLOBAL MARKETS-Dollar off lows, shares up on promising earnings, data Jul 30th 2013, 08:07 Tweet Share this Email Print Related Topics Stocks » Currencies » Markets » Cyclical Consumer Goods » Financials » Industrials » Tue Jul 30, 2013 4:07am EDT * Dollar index gains, moves away from five-week low * European shares rise as packed earnings day kicks off * Chinese central bank injects cash for first time since late Feb * Aussie dollar skids after RBA chief hints at rate cut By Marc Jones LONDON, July 30 (Reuters) - The dollar climbed off a five-week low and shares edged up on Tuesday as a heavy session of European data and earnings showed early promise before this week's trio of big central bank meetings. Signs that Spain's recession is easing and a pick-up in German consumer confidence set an upbeat tone ahead of euro zone business and consumer sentiment data later, and meetings of the ECB, U.S. Federal Reserve and Bank of England. It was also one of the busiest days of the European earnings season so far with over 40 of the region's major firms announcing results. A strong start by French utility EDF and German chip-maker Infineon helped lift the pan-European FTSEurofirst 300 share index 0.2 percent as London's FTSE, Frankfurt's DAX and Paris's CAC 40 climbed 0.2-0.3 percent. MSCI's world index, which tracks 45 countries, climbed 0.2 percent as European gains filtered through. In the currency market, the dollar continued to pull away from Monday's five-week low as investors viewed its sharp drop over the last two weeks as a chance to get back in ahead of Tuesday's start of the Federal Reserve's two-day meeting. "The Dollar Index is rebounding from the 200 moving average, suggesting that a recovery is likely to develop," Morgan Stanley's currency analysts wrote in a note. "While the market appears to be fully prepared for a more dovish Fed, we expect the dollar to remain data-dependent" Focus was also on the Australian dollar. It hit a two-week low of $0.9085 after the country's central bank governor said inflation would be no bar to a cut in interest rates and that the currency could fall further. The euro was flat at $1.3265. Europe's debt markets also saw a quiet start with Bunds and peripheral bonds all little changed though with the expectation of more action later. Alongside the heavy slate of data, Italy will sell up to 6.75 billion euros of bonds. The auction is expected to go smoothly although it comes as Silvio Berlusconi faces a Supreme Court ruling that could see him banned from public office, a move that could endanger Italy's shaky coalition government. In Asian trading, Japan's Nikkei bounced 1.5 percent as the yen eased though stocks elsewhere in the region finished flat as China's central bank's first injection of funds into money markets since February was balanced by some mixed data. Tweet this Link this Share this Digg this Email Reprints We welcome comments that advance the story through relevant opinion, anecdotes, links and data. If you see a comment that you believe is irrelevant or inappropriate, you can flag it to our editors by using the report abuse links. Views expressed in the comments do not represent those of Reuters. For more information on our comment policy, see http://blogs.reuters.com/fulldisclosure/2010/09/27/toward-a-more-thoughtful-conversation-on-stories/ Comments (0) Be the first to comment on reuters.com. Add yours using the box above.

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