﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><pubDate>Jul 16 2008 17:35:14 -0800</pubDate><title>Custom House</title><description>Custom House News</description><link>http://www.customhouse.com/news-and-resources/news-media/</link><copyright>(c) 1995-2008, Custom House Ltd. All rights reserved.</copyright><language>en-us</language><image><title>Customhouse.com</title><link>http://www.customhouse.com</link><url>http://www.customhouse.com/_images/ch_logo.gif</url><width>279</width><height>70</height><description>Custom House</description></image><item><title>Fed's Focus? Fiasco in financial markets </title><description>The U.S. inflation rate continues to pick up because of food and energy, but the meltdown in the financial markets is expected to determine the course of action taken by the Federal Reserve Board, strategists say.</description><pubDate>16 Jul 2008 17:00:00 -0800</pubDate><link>http://www.customhouse.com/news-and-resources/news-media/coverage/article/?id=2008/0716</link></item><item><title>Dollar up vs. Euro on Fannie, Freddie Rescue Plan </title><description>The dollar rose from a near record low against the euro on Monday after the United States announced an emergency plan to restore confidence in mortgage finance companies Fannie Mae (FNM.N: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) and Freddie Mac (FRE.N: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz).</description><pubDate>14 Jul 2008 17:00:00 -0800</pubDate><link>http://www.customhouse.com/news-and-resources/news-media/coverage/article/?id=2008/0714</link></item><item><title>FX Traders Still Find Good Buys in Canadian Dollars </title><description>The Canadian dollar has remained range bound against the U.S. dollar and traders don't expect a break any time soon, even following weaker Canadian employment data.</description><pubDate>09 Jul 2008 17:00:00 -0800</pubDate><link>http://www.customhouse.com/news-and-resources/news-media/coverage/article/?id=2008/0711-2</link></item><item><title>Currencies </title><description>The U.S. dollar has been making a recovery this week, but it still looks vulnerable. BNN talks currencies with Mark Frey, VP of FX Trading, Custom House.</description><pubDate>09 Jul 2008 17:00:00 -0800</pubDate><link>http://www.customhouse.com/news-and-resources/news-media/coverage/article/?id=2008/0711</link></item><item><title>Long on Euro </title><description>The euro-dollar might retest $1.60 as Alex Wenham, senior corporate FX dealer at Custom House sees more ECB rates hikes to come. He tells CNBC's Maura Fogarty that is why he is long on the euro.</description><pubDate>10 Jul 2008 17:00:00 -0800</pubDate><link>http://www.customhouse.com/news-and-resources/news-media/coverage/article/?id=2008/0710</link></item><item><title>Pressure on Aussie Dollar </title><description>Tobias Davis, corporate risk manager, Australia at Custom House believes the Aussie dollar will be under pressure today, as he sees the Aussie jobs number to be somewhat flat.</description><pubDate>09 Jul 2008 17:00:00 -0800</pubDate><link>http://www.customhouse.com/news-and-resources/news-media/coverage/article/?id=2008/0709-2</link></item><item><title>Dollar Closes Lower on Weak Data </title><description>THE Australian dollar has closed lower after soft consumer sentiment data and a sharp fall in the number of monthly home loan approvals caused the unit to fall below 95 US cents.</description><pubDate>09 Jul 2008 17:00:00 -0800</pubDate><link>http://www.customhouse.com/news-and-resources/news-media/coverage/article/?id=2008/0709</link></item><item><title>ECB Hikes Rates to 4.25% </title><description>The ECB hiked rates by 25 bps to 4.25% but toned down its hawkish rhetoric. Tobias Davis, senior FX dealer at Custom House reviews the ECB's statement and how that will impact the currency markets, with CNBC's Jeffrey James.</description><pubDate>03 Jul 2008 17:00:00 -0800</pubDate><link>http://www.customhouse.com/news-and-resources/news-media/coverage/article/?id=2008/0703</link></item><item><title>Dollar Rallies On Oil As Greenback Falters</title><description>The Canadian dollar rallied more than a cent versus a weaker U.S. dollar on Wednesday due to record high oil prices and weaker-than-expected economic data that rattled the greenback.</description><pubDate>02 Jul 2008 17:00:00 -0800</pubDate><link>http://www.customhouse.com/news-and-resources/news-media/coverage/article/?id=2008/0702</link></item><item><title>Canada Afternoon: C$ Dn At 1-Week Low On Technical Pressures </title><description>The Canadian dollar sagged to one-week lows in holiday-thinned trading Monday, as technical pressures and a guarded reaction to domestic economic data weighed on the currency leading into the full close of Canadian financial markets on Tuesday for the Canada Day national holiday. </description><pubDate>30 Jun 2008 17:00:00 -0800</pubDate><link>http://www.customhouse.com/news-and-resources/news-media/coverage/article/?id=2008/0630-2</link></item><item><title>Canada's Dollar Falls on Concern Higher Fuel Proces Hurt Growth </title><description>Canada's dollar fell the most in almost a month on concern that growth in the world's eighth- largest economy will slow as consumers cut spending amid rising gasoline prices. </description><pubDate>30 Jun 2008 17:00:00 -0800</pubDate><link>http://www.customhouse.com/news-and-resources/news-media/coverage/article/?id=2008/0630</link></item><item><title>Fed Expected to Hold Rates</title><description>As the U.S. economy is still showing signs of weakness, Alex Wenham, senior corporate FX dealer at Custom House sees the Fed holding rates on Wednesday. He assesses the Fed's next move, with CNBC's Maura Fogarty and Stephen Sedgwick.</description><pubDate>24 Jun 2008 17:00:00 -0800</pubDate><link>http://www.customhouse.com/news-and-resources/news-media/coverage/article/?id=2008/0624</link></item><item><title>Dollar gains on euro zone gloom, US rate view </title><description>The dollar rose Monday, as weak euro zone data took the steam out of last week's euro rally and investors braced for a Federal Reserve statement this week that will likely focus on rising U.S. inflation pressures.</description><pubDate>23 Jun 2008 17:00:00 -0800</pubDate><link>http://www.customhouse.com/news-and-resources/news-media/coverage/article/?id=2008/0623</link></item><item><title>Dollar falls on job numbers</title><description>THE Australian dollar was sharply lower at noon, after falling almost one US cent on the back of a weak labour force report showing the economy shed almost 20,000 jobs in May.</description><pubDate>12 Jun 2008 17:00:00 -0800</pubDate><link>http://www.customhouse.com/news-and-resources/news-media/coverage/article/?id=2008/0612</link></item><item><title>The Week Ahead Canada and U.S.: BOC Rate Decision; U.S. CPI, Retail Sales</title><description>Markets will be very interested in next week's economic data to see for indications of further deterioration in the economy, according to economists.</description><pubDate>06 Jun 2008 17:00:00 -0800</pubDate><link>http://www.customhouse.com/news-and-resources/news-media/coverage/article/?id=2008/0606</link></item><item><title>Canadian Dollar Falls for a Fourth Day on Rate-Cut Speculation</title><description>It will not be easy for the Aussie-dollar to pass the $0.9662 mark in the short-term, says Alex Wenham, senior corporate dealer at Custom House. </description><pubDate>04 Jun 2008 17:00:00 -0800</pubDate><link>http://www.customhouse.com/news-and-resources/news-media/coverage/article/?id=2008/0604</link></item><item><title>No Change From RBA Expected</title><description>Tobias Davis, senior FX dealer at Custom House, is not expecting a hike in interest rates at the RBA meeting today. He tells CNBC's Martin Soong and Sri Jegarajah why. </description><pubDate>02 Jun 2008 17:00:00 -0800</pubDate><link>http://www.customhouse.com/news-and-resources/news-media/coverage/article/?id=2008/0602</link></item><item><title>Trouble Signs Appear</title><description>It will not be easy for the Aussie-dollar to pass the $0.9662 mark in the short-term, says Alex Wenham, senior corporate dealer at Custom House. </description><pubDate>31 May 2008 17:00:00 -0800</pubDate><link>http://www.customhouse.com/news-and-resources/news-media/coverage/article/?id=2008/0531</link></item><item><title>Canadian economy 'flirting with recession:' analysts</title><description>Finance Minister Jim Flaherty rejects the idea, but some analysts say the Canadian economy may be in at least a mild recession after being driven to its first quarterly contraction in five years by a slump in auto production and some brutal winter weather.</description><pubDate>30 May 2008 17:00:00 -0800</pubDate><link>http://www.customhouse.com/news-and-resources/news-media/coverage/article/?id=2008/0530</link></item><item><title>The Week Ahead Canada and U.S.: Canadian and U.S. Employment, ISM Surveys</title><description>According to market players, Canadian and U.S. employment will be the key indicators for markets next week despite a flurry of economic data.</description><pubDate>30 May 2008 17:00:00 -0800</pubDate><link>http://www.customhouse.com/news-and-resources/news-media/coverage/article/?id=2008/0530-2</link></item><item><title>Parity Not Near</title><description>It will not be easy for the Aussie-dollar to pass the $0.9662 mark in the short-term, says Alex Wenham, senior corporate dealer at Custom House. </description><pubDate>26 May 2008 17:00:00 -0800</pubDate><link>http://www.customhouse.com/news-and-resources/news-media/coverage/article/?id=2008/0526</link></item><item><title>Inflationary Fears Rule Markets</title><description>Market sentiment has shifted from recession fears to inflation fears, says Alex Wenham, senior corporate, FX Dealer at Custom House, speaking to CNBC's Stephen Sedgwick and Maura Fogarty.</description><pubDate>25 May 2008 17:00:00 -0800</pubDate><link>http://www.customhouse.com/news-and-resources/news-media/coverage/article/?id=2008/0525</link></item><item><title>Parity with US dollar edges closer</title><description>The seemingly unstoppable Australian dollar surged yesterday to its highest level since the Hawke Government float - and analysts tip that parity with the US dollar may be just months away.</description><pubDate>23 May 2008 17:00:00 -0800</pubDate><link>http://www.customhouse.com/news-and-resources/news-media/coverage/article/?id=2008/0523</link></item><item><title>A Bouyant Dollar</title><description>While the dollar will remain buoyant, Tobias Davis, senior FX dealer at Custom House believes better economic news will not be the main driver of the higher greenback.</description><pubDate>May 19 2008 12:01:00 -0800</pubDate><pubDate>19 May 2008 17:00:00 -0800</pubDate><link>http://www.customhouse.com/news-and-resources/news-media/coverage/article/?id=2008/0519-3</link></item><item><title>Australian Dollar Rises to 24-Year High, N.Z. Dollar Declines  </title><description>The Australian dollar rose to a 24- year high against the U.S. currency as raw material prices rallied, boosting the outlook for earnings from exports.</description><pubDate>19 May 2008 17:00:00 -0800</pubDate><link>http://www.customhouse.com/news-and-resources/news-media/coverage/article/?id=2008/0519-2</link></item><item><title>Dollar Trades Near Two-Week Low Versus Euro Before Housing Data</title><description>The dollar traded near the lowest level in more than two weeks against the euro before an industry report this week that may signal the worst housing slump in a quarter of a century is deepening.  </description><pubDate>19 May 2008 17:00:00 -0800</pubDate><link>http://www.customhouse.com/news-and-resources/news-media/coverage/article/?id=2008/0519</link></item><item><title>Canadian Dollar Close to an Eight-Week High as Gold, Oil Surge</title><description>Economists are expecting a quiet week in North America despite a handful of market-moving reports. In the U.S., markets will receive FOMC minutes from the April monetary policy meeting, April PPI, home price index and existing homes sales. </description><pubDate>16 May 2008 17:00:00 -0800</pubDate><link>http://www.customhouse.com/news-and-resources/news-media/coverage/article/?id=2008/0516</link></item><item><title>Canadian Dollar Close to an Eight-Week High as Gold, Oil Surge</title><description>The Canadian dollar rose and traded near an eight-week high as prices of the nation's commodity exports increased. </description><pubDate>15 May 2008 17:00:00 -0800</pubDate><link>http://www.customhouse.com/news-and-resources/news-media/coverage/article/?id=2008/0515-2</link></item><item><title>Canadian Bonds Gain as Industrial Output Falls in North America</title><description>Canada's bonds rose, pushing down the two-year yield the most in more than two weeks, after reports showed industrial output declined in Canada and the U.S. </description><pubDate>15 May 2008 17:00:00 -0800</pubDate><link>http://www.customhouse.com/news-and-resources/news-media/coverage/article/?id=2008/0515</link></item><item><title>Australia Rates to Hold Steady </title><description>Tobias Davis, senior currency strategist at Custom House believes Australia's interest rates will stay put for the rest of 2008, based on the budget overnight.  </description><pubDate>13 May 2008 17:00:00 -0800</pubDate><link>http://www.customhouse.com/news-and-resources/news-media/coverage/article/?id=2008/0513</link><link>http://www.customhouse.com/news-and-resources/news-media/coverage/article/?id=2008/0612</link></item><item><title>Worst May Be Over For The Dollar, But Analysts Say Rebound Unlikely Before Fed Stops Cutting Rates</title><description>Following the dollars worst quarterly loss against the euro since 2004a drop of 8.4% in the first three months of this yearcurrency analysts are watching for signs that the greenback could be ready to make a comeback. </description><pubDate>12 May 2008 17:00:00 -0800</pubDate><link>http://www.customhouse.com/news-and-resources/news-media/coverage/article/?id=2008/0512_gfm</link></item><item><title>Euro Hits Intra-Day High Above $1.5500 As US Stocks Falter </title><description>The euro reversed its earlier losses against the dollar Monday, climbing to an intra-day high above $1.5500 as U.S. stocks began to wobble a bit. </description><pubDate>12 May 2008 17:00:00 -0800</pubDate><link>http://www.customhouse.com/news-and-resources/news-media/coverage/article/?id=2008/0512</link></item><item><title>Market Preview: Loonie and CGBs Expected to be Extra-Sensitive to Jobs Data</title><description>Fixed income and foreign exchange markets will be especially sensitive to Canadian employment data on Friday because of the uncertainty about the direction of the Canadian economy, strategists say.</description><pubDate>08 May 2008 17:00:00 -0800</pubDate><link>http://www.customhouse.com/news-and-resources/news-media/coverage/article/?id=2008/0508</link></item><item><title>AU Preview: High Inflation Will Keep RBA on Hold, Economists Say </title><description>Despite persistently high inflation rates, economists are fairly confident in their calls for no change to the Reserve Bank of Australia's 7.25% cash target rate at its meeting on Tuesday. With price pressures running higher, some even argue that rates may not have peaked, and that further tightening down the road </description><pubDate>05 May 2008 17:00:00 -0800</pubDate><link>http://www.customhouse.com/news-and-resources/news-media/coverage/article/?id=2008/0505_cep-au</link></item><item><title>CA Preview: Ivey PMI Expected to Decline, But Upside Surprise Not Ruled Out </title><description>After falling to 59.0 in March from 62.0 the month before, most experts agree Canada's Ivey Purchasing Managers Index will continue its decline in April, with the headline index expected to fall to 54.0.</description><pubDate>05 May 2008 17:00:00 -0800</pubDate><link>http://www.customhouse.com/news-and-resources/news-media/coverage/article/?id=2008/0505_cep</link></item><item><title>Dollars big dive inflates earnings </title><description>For U.S. companies with big overseas operations, the weak greenback is strengthening the bottom line. But beware: The buck could bounce back soon. </description><pubDate>05 May 2008 17:00:00 -0800</pubDate><link>http://www.customhouse.com/news-and-resources/news-media/coverage/article/?id=2008/0505_fw</link></item><item><title>Midday News Recap: U.S. ISM Non-Mfg Above 50-Level, Crude Oil Hits New High</title><description>The main release of the day surprised to the upside Monday, as the U.S. ISM non-manufacturing index rose back into expansionary territory to a reading of 52.0.</description><pubDate>05 May 2008 17:00:00 -0800</pubDate><link>http://www.customhouse.com/news-and-resources/news-media/coverage/article/?id=2008/</link><link>http://www.customhouse.com/news-and-resources/news-media/coverage/article/?id=2008/0505</link></item><item><title>Road to Recovery</title><description>Alex Wenham, senior corporate FX dealer at Custom House expects U.S. economic activity to pickup from July 2008.</description><pubDate>04 May 2008 17:00:00 -0800</pubDate><link>http://www.customhouse.com/news-and-resources/news-media/coverage/article/?id=2008/</link><link>http://www.customhouse.com/news-and-resources/news-media/coverage/article/?id=2008/0504</link></item><item><title>Fed Might Cut Rate Another 25 Bps - Video </title><description>Alex Wenham, corporate FX dealer at Custom House believes the Fed is near the end of its easing cycle. </description><pubDate>27 Apr 2008 17:00:00 -0800</pubDate><link>http://www.customhouse.com/news-and-resources/news-media/coverage/article/?id=2008/0427</link></item><item><title>Comsumer Spending Hits Speed Bump</title><pubDate>24 Apr 2008 17:00:00 -0800</pubDate><link>http://www.customhouse.com/news-and-resources/news-media/coverage/article/?id=2008/0424</link></item><item><title>Eurozone PMI at 3-Year Low - Video </title><description>As the Eurozone PMI fell to a 3-year low in April, Tobias Davis, senior FX dealer at Custom House says the ECB will keep interest rates on hold. He speaks to Paul Schulte from Lehman Brothers, CNBC's Martin Soong &amp; Sri Jegarajah.</description><pubDate>23 Apr 2008 17:00:00 -0800</pubDate><link>http://www.customhouse.com/news-and-resources/news-media/coverage/article/?id=2008/0423</link></item><item><title>Australian Dollar Approaches Parity With U.S. and Canadian Dollars (Update)</title><description>The Australian Dollar, which has been below parity with the U.S. dollar since 1982, hit a 25-year high overnight.</description><pubDate>23 Apr 2008 17:00:00 -0800</pubDate><link>http://www.customhouse.com/news-and-resources/news-media/coverage/article/?id=2008/0423_cep</link></item><item><title>New Web Service Helps International Students Make School Payments</title><description>Custom House, a foreign exchange and international payments company, has launched a new international service to help universities and colleges accept payment from international students.</description><pubDate>21 Apr 2008 17:00:00 -0800</pubDate><link>http://www.customhouse.com/news-and-resources/news-media/coverage/article/?id=2008/0421</link></item><item><title>Central Bank Watch: Focus on BOC Rate Decision; Fed Speakers Say Mon Pol Has Limits</title><description>The focus early next week will shift back to the Bank of Canada when it announces its next interest rate decision on Tuesday. Overnight indexed swaps are now fully pricing in a 50 basis point cut. </description><pubDate>18 Apr 2008 17:00:00 -0800</pubDate><link>http://www.customhouse.com/news-and-resources/news-media/coverage/article/?id=2008/0418_centralBankWatch</link></item><item><title>Australian, N.Z. Dollar Advance This Week on Credit Easing</title><description>The Australian and New Zealand dollars advanced this week against the yen on signs the credit squeeze may be easing, spurring investors to buy higher-yielding assets funded with loans in Japan. </description><pubDate>18 Apr 2008 17:00:00 -0800</pubDate><link>http://www.customhouse.com/news-and-resources/news-media/coverage/article/?id=2008/0418_dollarAdvance</link></item><item><title>ANALYSIS - Weak dollar helps some US companies, hurts non-US</title><description>The weak U.S. dollar may help American multinational companies meet profit expectations in the quarters ahead, but the first sign of a reversal could eat away profits at a time when every cent counts.</description><pubDate>18 Apr 2008 17:00:00 -0800</pubDate><link>http://www.customhouse.com/news-and-resources/news-media/coverage/article/?id=2008/0418_weakDollar</link></item><item><title>Australian Dollar Heads for Weekly Gain on Appetite for Risk </title><description>The Australian dollar headed for its fourth weekly advance as signs the credit squeeze may be easing encouraged investors to buy higher-yielding assets with funds borrowed in nations with lower interest rates. </description><pubDate>18 Apr 2008 17:00:00 -0800</pubDate><link>http://www.customhouse.com/news-and-resources/news-media/coverage/article/?id=2008/0418(2)</link></item><item><title>Tobias Davis Sees Australian Dollar Gain on Risk Appetite</title><description>Tobias Davis, Senior Foreign Exchange Dealer, talks with Bloomberg.</description><pubDate>18 Apr 2008 17:00:00 -0800</pubDate><link>http://www.customhouse.com/news-and-resources/news-media/coverage/article/?id=2008/0418</link></item><item><title>Dollar Gains as pessimism Eases in Wake of Earnings</title><description>The dollar posted gains on Thursday, as investors felt more confident about the outlook for the troubled financial sector, with U.S. companies' earnings so far generally revealing no major negative surprises. </description><pubDate>17 Apr 2008 17:00:00 -0800</pubDate><link>http://www.customhouse.com/news-and-resources/news-media/coverage/article/?id=2008/0417</link></item><item><title>Closing Market Update: Treasuries Sell Off as Stocks Surge</title><description>The dollar posted gains on Thursday, as investors felt more confident about the outlook for the troubled financial sector, with U.S. companies' earnings so far generally revealing no major negative surprises. </description><pubDate>16 Apr 2008 17:00:00 -0800</pubDate><link>http://www.customhouse.com/news-and-resources/news-media/coverage/article/?id=2008/0416-2</link></item><item><title>Innovative Payment System Helps Educational Institutions Serve a Growing International Student Market </title><description>Educational institutions around the world can now meet the growing challenge of serving foreign students with a new International Payment solution from Custom House, a leading foreign exchange and international payments company.</description><pubDate>16 Apr 2008 17:00:00 -0800</pubDate><link>http://www.customhouse.com/news-and-resources/news-media/releases/article/?id=2008/0416</link></item><item><title>Rand Rate Bound in Early Trade</title><description>The rand was range bound in early trade on Tuesday as players await key US data later in the day, while keeping an eye on developments in Zimbabwe.  </description><pubDate>15 Apr 2008 17:00:00 -0800</pubDate><link>http://www.customhouse.com/news-and-resources/news-media/coverage/article/?id=2008/0415</link></item><item><title>Dollar Flat as Bleak U.S. Outlook Offsets G7 Impact</title><description>The dollar was little changed on Monday as more banking sector stress added to worries about the U.S. economy, overshadowing a Group of Seven warning on the threat sharp exchange rate moves pose to financial stability. </description><pubDate>14 Apr 2008 17:00:00 -0800</pubDate><link>http://www.customhouse.com/news-and-resources/news-media/coverage/article/?id=2008/0414</link></item><item><title>FOREX-Dollar Rallies Broadly as Credit Worries Ease</title><description>Springtime in Manitoba: It's the time of year when countless snowbirds take wing from their warm, southern winter quarters and migrate to their traditional nesting grounds on the Prairies. </description><pubDate>06 Apr 2008 17:00:00 -0800</pubDate><link>http://www.customhouse.com/news-and-resources/news-media/coverage/article/?id=2008/0406</link></item><item><title>FOREX-Dollar Rallies Broadly as Credit Worries Ease</title><description>The dollar vaulted higher on Tuesday after major banks UBS and Lehman Brothers raised a combined $19 billion to shore up their balance sheets, boosting hopes that the worst of Wall Street's problems may be over.</description><pubDate>01 Apr 2008 17:00:00 -0800</pubDate><link>http://www.customhouse.com/news-and-resources/news-media/coverage/article/?id=2008/0401</link></item><item><title>International Local Currency Payments: Alternatives to US Dollar Payments</title><description>Paying international suppliers in U.S. dollars is not the only option and, in many cases, may not be the best option.</description><pubDate>31 Mar 2008 17:00:00 -0800</pubDate><link>http://www.customhouse.com/news-and-resources/news-media/coverage/article/?id=2008/0331</link></item><item><title>RBA meets Tuesday</title><description>The RBA is expected to keeps rates on hold as weak economic data continues to come out from the U.S..</description><pubDate>30 Mar 2008 17:00:00 -0800</pubDate><link>http://www.customhouse.com/news-and-resources/news-media/coverage/article/?id=2008/0330</link></item><item><title>Custom House's Davis Sees Further Australia Dollar Gains</title><description>Tobias Davis, senior currency dealer at Custom House Global Foreign Exchange, talks with Bloomberg's Paul Gordon from Sydney about the outlook for the yen, pound, U.S., Australian and New Zealand dollars, and his currency trading strategy. </description><pubDate>26 Mar 2008 17:00:00 -0800</pubDate><link>http://www.customhouse.com/news-and-resources/news-media/coverage/article/?id=2008/0326_bloomberg</link></item><item><title>Australia, N.Z. Dollars Advance as Rate Advantage May Widen</title><description>The Australian and New Zealand dollars rose for a third day on speculation the nations' interest-rate advantage over the U.S. will widen. </description><pubDate>26 Mar 2008 17:00:00 -0800</pubDate><link>http://www.customhouse.com/news-and-resources/news-media/coverage/article/?id=2008/0326</link></item><item><title>Pressure on Greenback</title><description>Tobias Davis, senior FX dealer at Custom House advises staying long on the euro &amp; yen to counter dollar weakness.</description><pubDate>24 Mar 2008 17:00:00 -0800</pubDate><link>http://www.customhouse.com/news-and-resources/news-media/coverage/article/?id=2008/0324</link></item><item><title>Options market can't shake weak dollar view</title><description>Signals emerging from the arcane world of currency options suggest the dollar may hold this week's big rebound for now, although a more meaningful recovery is at least half a year down the road.</description><pubDate>20 Mar 2008 17:00:00 -0800</pubDate><link>http://www.customhouse.com/news-and-resources/news-media/coverage/article/?id=0320_reuters</link></item><item><title>Canadian Dollar Continues to Fall Sharpely Against the Greenback</title><description>As global commodities consolidated their intraday declines, the Canadian dollar was down 4.4% from 1.02 to 0.973 against the USD in the last seven days of trading.  </description><pubDate>20 Mar 2008 17:00:00 -0800</pubDate><link>http://www.customhouse.com/news-and-resources/news-media/coverage/article/?id=2008/0320</link></item><item><title>Bernanke Bucks Rate Calls, Avoids Rattling Investors </title><description>Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke bucked investors' bets on a deeper interest-rate cut without spoiling the biggest U.S. stock-market rally in five years.</description><pubDate>19 Mar 2008 17:00:00 -0800</pubDate><link>http://www.customhouse.com/news-and-resources/news-media/coverage/article/?id=2008/0319</link></item><item><title>Bernanke Bucks Rate Calls, Avoids Rattling Investors</title><description>The swing in the dollar-yen cross is due to investors chasing yield in commodity currencies.</description><pubDate>18 Mar 2008 17:00:00 -0800</pubDate><link>http://www.customhouse.com/news-and-resources/news-media/coverage/article/?id=2008/0318</link></item><item><title>Frantic February Goes Out With A Bang</title><description>February has been particularly cruel to the U.S. dollar and, unfortunately, given the leap year, it's not over yet. </description><pubDate>29 Feb 2008 17:00:00 -0800</pubDate><link>http://www.customhouse.com/news-and-resources/news-media/coverage/article/?id=2008/0229b</link></item><item><title>Weak Dollar Has Set Gold, Oil On Fire</title><pubDate>29 Feb 2008 17:00:00 -0800</pubDate><link>http://www.customhouse.com/news-and-resources/news-media/coverage/article/?id=2008/0229</link></item><item><title>Closing Market Update: Lots Of Volatility But Little Changed By Day's End</title><description>Fixed income market participants had plenty of news and data to digest but at the end of the day the outlook was relatively unchanged as Treasuries and stocks finished the session at about where they began.</description><pubDate>27 Feb 2008 17:00:00 -0800</pubDate><link>http://www.customhouse.com/news-and-resources/news-media/coverage/article/?id=2008/0227</link></item><item><title>Closing Market Upadte: Slowing Manufacturing Puts Focus Back on U.S. Slowdown</title><description>A surge in commodities prices led to a rally in the TSX, but the Canadian dollar wasn't able to benefit after a report showed Canadian wholesale sales falling sharply.</description><pubDate>21 Feb 2008 17:00:00 -0800</pubDate><link>http://www.customhouse.com/news-and-resources/news-media/coverage/article/?id=2008/0221</link></item><item><title>Midday Market Update: Commodities Rally But Canadian Dollar Falls</title><description>A surge in commodities prices led to a rally in the TSX, but the Canadian dollar wasn't able to benefit after a report showed Canadian wholesale sales falling sharply.</description><pubDate>19 Feb 2008 17:00:00 -0800</pubDate><link>http://www.customhouse.com/news-and-resources/news-media/coverage/article/?id=2008/0219</link></item><item><title>Aussie Rates to Rise</title><description>Record low unemployment in Australia might cause the RBA to hike rates further</description><pubDate>13 Feb 2008 17:00:00 -0800</pubDate><link>http://www.customhouse.com/news-and-resources/news-media/coverage/article/?id=2008/0213</link></item><item><title>Custom House Ltd. Named "Best Managed Company" for Eight Straight Years</title><description>Concentration on what it does best has landed global payments company Custom House Ltd., on the list of Canadas 50 Best Managed Companies for the eighth year in a row. </description><pubDate>14 Feb 2008 17:00:00 -0800</pubDate><link>http://www.customhouse.com/news-and-resources/news-media/releases/article/?id=2008/0214</link></item><item><title>Euro Rises Slightly on Dollar </title><description>The dollar and euro traded taking the lead yesterday in New York to make for a data-light session.</description><pubDate>12 Feb 2008 17:00:00 -0800</pubDate><link>http://www.customhouse.com/news-and-resources/news-media/coverage/article/?id=2008/0212</link></item><item><title>Davis of Custom House Says ECB Rate Cut Is 'Inevitable': Video</title><description>Tobias Davis, senior currency dealer at Custom House Global Foreign Exchange, talks with Bloomberg's Catherine Yang from Sydney about European Central Bank monetary policy and the euro, and his forecasts for the yen and the Australian dollar.</description><pubDate>11 Feb 2008 17:00:00 -0800</pubDate><link>http://www.customhouse.com/news-and-resources/news-media/coverage/article/?id=2008/0211</link></item><item><title>When The Eagle Flies, and Crashes</title><description>The Eagle Flies is an old American blues song that talks about payday. </description><pubDate>08 Feb 2008 17:00:00 -0800</pubDate><link>http://www.customhouse.com/news-and-resources/news-media/coverage/article/?id=2008/0208</link></item><item><title>Dollar Report </title><description>The dollar slipped against the euro and edged up against the yen yesterday as investors waited to see how major central banks at policy meetings this week will respond to a potential global economic slowdown. </description><pubDate>05 Feb 2008 17:00:00 -0800</pubDate><link>http://www.customhouse.com/news-and-resources/news-media/coverage/article/?id=2008/0205</link></item><item><title>Australia, N.Z. Dollar Trades at More Than 2 1/2-Month Highs</title><description>The Australian dollar traded near a 2 1/2-month high and New Zealand's approached the strongest in six months on speculation the yield advantage of the two nations over the U.S. will keep widening. </description><pubDate>04 Feb 2008 17:00:00 -0800</pubDate><link>http://www.customhouse.com/news-and-resources/news-media/coverage/article/?id=2008/0204_bloomberg</link></item><item><title>FOREX - Dollar Mixed Ahead of Central Bank Meetings</title><description>The dollar slipped against the euro and edged up against the yen on Monday as investors waited to see how major central banks at policy meetings this week will respond to a potential global economic slowdown.</description><pubDate>04 Feb 2008 17:00:00 -0800</pubDate><link>http://www.customhouse.com/news-and-resources/news-media/coverage/article/?id=2008/0204_reuters</link></item><item><title>DJ World Forex: Euro Keeps Foothold On Dlr Despite Stock Slide </title><description>The support that higher-yielding currencies received from an overnight boost of risk appetite with a rise in Asian stocks carried through Monday in New York, despite a turn in U.S. equities. </description><pubDate>04 Feb 2008 17:00:00 -0800</pubDate><link>http://www.customhouse.com/news-and-resources/news-media/coverage/article/?id=2008/0204</link></item><item><title>Little froth in loonie's latest rise </title><description>The combination of U.S. Fed rate-slashing, stable stock markets and improving commodity prices have rekindled interest in the Canadian dollar, but traders say this rally has little of the speculative froth or conviction that catapulted the loonie to dizzying heights last fall.</description><pubDate>30 Jan 2008 17:00:00 -0800</pubDate><link>http://www.customhouse.com/news-and-resources/news-media/coverage/article/?id=2008/0130</link></item><item><title>Dollar edges up as Fed rate decision approaches</title><description>The dollar edged up against the euro and yen on Tuesday after a mixed bag of economic data led dealers to trim bets against the currency ahead of this week's policy decision by the Federal Reserve.</description><pubDate>29 Jan 2008 17:00:00 -0800</pubDate><link>http://www.customhouse.com/news-and-resources/news-media/coverage/article/?id=2008/0129</link></item><item><title>Risky Business</title><description>When Diane and Glen Numbers left their Canadian home to find a snowbird nest in the United States, they tried Florida one winter, Texas the next and Arizona after that. In just a week here, the military couple had made an offer to buy a condo, and they haven't spent a frigid winter in Ontario in the 15 years since.</description><pubDate>25 Feb 2008 17:00:00 -0800</pubDate><link>http://www.customhouse.com/news-and-resources/news-media/coverage/article/?id=2008/0125_businessSpectator</link></item><item><title>Exchange Rate Treating Canadians Kindly</title><description>When Diane and Glen Numbers left their Canadian home to find a snowbird nest in the United States, they tried Florida one winter, Texas the next and Arizona after that. In just a week here, the military couple had made an offer to buy a condo, and they haven't spent a frigid winter in Ontario in the 15 years since.</description><pubDate>25 Jan 2008 17:00:00 -0800</pubDate><link>http://www.customhouse.com/news-and-resources/news-media/coverage/article/?id=2008/0125</link></item><item><title>Australian Inflation Rises</title><description>Tobias Davis, senior foreign exchange dealer at Custom House Global Foreign Exchange speaks with CNBC's Sri Jegarajah about the impact of Australia's high inflation numbers.</description><pubDate>22 Jan 2008 17:00:00 -0800</pubDate><link>http://www.customhouse.com/news-and-resources/news-media/coverage/article/?id=2008/0122</link></item><item><title>Weak German data buoys dollar, yen falls on stocks</title><description>The dollar rose on Wednesday, shrugging off worries of a U.S. recession, as investors started to focus on a potential growth slowdown in the euro zone after gloomy German industrial output and retail data.</description><pubDate>19 Jan 2008 17:00:00 -0800</pubDate><link>http://www.customhouse.com/news-and-resources/news-media/coverage/article/?id=2008/0109</link></item><item><title>Australia, N.Z. Dollar Trades Near One-Week High Against Yen</title><description> The Australian and New Zealand dollars rose to near a one-week high versus the yen as a rally in U.S. stocks encouraged traders to increase holdings of higher-yielding assets bought with Japanese loans. </description><pubDate>10 Jan 2008 17:00:00 -0800</pubDate><link>http://www.customhouse.com/news-and-resources/news-media/coverage/article/?id=2008/0110</link></item><item><title>Custom House Announces Foreign Exchange Webinar Series on Emerging Markets in the United Kingdom</title><description>New webinar series addresses the risks and opportunities of United Kingdom companies working with emerging markets</description><pubDate>29 Nov 2007 17:00:00 -0800</pubDate><link>http://www.customhouse.com/news-and-resources/news-media/releases/article/?id=2007/1129_uk</link></item><item><title>Custom House Announces Foreign Exchange Webinar Series on Emerging Markets in Asia Pacific</title><description>New webinar series will provide Australian and New Zealand companies a real understanding of the impact Foreign Exchange has on business success</description><pubDate>29 Nov 2007 17:00:00 -0800</pubDate><link>http://www.customhouse.com/news-and-resources/news-media/releases/article/?id=2007/1129</link></item><item><title>Greenback Demand Causes Shortage</title><description>Canadians are snapping up U.S. dollars at a torrid pace.</description><pubDate>16 Nov 2007 17:00:00 -0800</pubDate><link>http://www.customhouse.com/news-and-resources/news-media/coverage/article/?id=2007/1116</link></item><item><title>Custom House Announces Latest Foreign Exchange Webinar Series on Emerging Markets</title><description>The rising value of the Canadian dollar could have Yuma seeing green this winter. </description><pubDate>16 Oct 2007 17:00:00 -0800</pubDate><link>http://www.customhouse.com/news-and-resources/news-media/releases/article/?id=2007/1016</link></item><item><title>How To Get The Best Bang For U.S. Bucks</title><description>Tonight on the news, Peter Mansbridge or Lloyd Robertson may say the Canadian dollar is worth $1.05 (U.S.).</description><pubDate>31 Oct 2007 17:00:00 -0800</pubDate><link>http://www.customhouse.com/news-and-resources/news-media/coverage/article/?id=2007/1031</link></item><item><title>Rising Canadian Dollar Means More Green For Yuma This Winter</title><description>The rising value of the Canadian dollar could have Yuma seeing green this winter. </description><pubDate>12 Oct 2007 17:00:00 -0800</pubDate><link>http://www.customhouse.com/news-and-resources/news-media/coverage/article/?id=</link><link>http://www.customhouse.com/news-and-resources/news-media/coverage/article/?id=2007/1012</link></item><item><title>Custom House Announces Latest Foreign Exchange Webinar Series on Emerging Market</title><description>Custom House Ltd., one of the largest non-bank foreign exchange (FX) companies in the world, is proud to announce the newest addition to its FX Educational Webinar Series in the United States entitled, Navigating Global Foreign Exchange in Emerging Markets</description><pubDate>10 Oct 2007 17:00:00 -0800</pubDate><link>http://www.customhouse.com/news-and-resources/news-media/releases/article/?id=2007/1010</link></item><item><title>Bad credit? No problem</title><description>"In sleep I had the dreadful dream of the ineluctable Wave, either coming out of the quiet sea, or coming in towering over the green inlands."</description><pubDate>01 Oct 2007 17:00:00 -0800</pubDate><link>http://www.customhouse.com/news-and-resources/news-media/coverage/article/?id=2007/1001</link></item><item><title>Custom House Provides Special Service to Players Competing in The Presidents Cup</title><description>Custom House Ltd., one of the largest non-bank foreign exchange (FX) companies in the world, is proud to announce that for the second year it is partnering with the PGA TOUR to provide international payment solutions to the world's leading golf professionals at The Presidents Cup.</description><pubDate>24 Sep 2007 17:00:00 -0800</pubDate><link>http://www.customhouse.com/news-and-resources/news-media/coverage/article/?id=2007/0924</link></item><item><title>Custom House to Sponsor World Match Racing Tour</title><description>The World Match Racing Tour is pleased to announce the addition of Custom House Ltd. as Official Payment Provider to the World Tour.</description><pubDate>02 Aug 2007 17:00:00 -0800</pubDate><link>http://www.customhouse.com/news-and-resources/news-media/releases/article/?id=2007/0802</link></item><item><title>Custom House on the ISR this Saturday at the Open</title><description>Ian Taylor from Custom House will be a special guest on the ISR 590 at the 2007 Canadian Open. </description><pubDate>22 Jul 2007 17:00:00 -0800</pubDate><link>http://www.customhouse.com/news-and-resources/news-media/coverage/article/?id=2007/0722</link></item><item><title>Lower retail sales stop dollar's spiral</title><description>BONDS rose but the dollar fell from an 18-year high after the release of reports that showed retail sales and building approvals had fallen in May.</description><pubDate>04 Jul 2007 17:00:00 -0800</pubDate><link>http://www.customhouse.com/news-and-resources/news-media/coverage/article/?id=2007/0704</link></item><item><title>Custom House Recognized as BC Financial Gateway to the World</title><description>Custom House, the largest non-bank foreign exchange company in North America, was recognized last week for its financial gateway services.</description><pubDate>11 Apr 2007 17:00:00 -0800</pubDate><link>http://www.customhouse.com/news-and-resources/news-media/releases/article/?id=2007/0411</link></item><item><title>New Cash Cards </title><description>A new limited-liability cash card, billed as the next-generation travellers cheques, was launched last week by Custom House, the largest non-bank foreign exchange company in North America.</description><pubDate>24 Feb 2007 17:00:00 -0800</pubDate><link>http://www.customhouse.com/news-and-resources/news-media/coverage/article/?id=2007/0224</link></item><item><title>Foreign Exchange: How To Capitalise On It</title><description>Companies aren't tied to their banks anymore and the reason is simple: specialisation and cost.</description><pubDate>15 Feb 2007 17:00:00 -0800</pubDate><link>http://www.customhouse.com/news-and-resources/news-media/coverage/article/?id=2007/0215</link></item><item><title>Custom House Launches Next Generation Low-Fee Travel Card</title><description>Custom House, the largest non-bank foreign exchange company in North America today launched the Custom House Cash Card to provide a secure, convenient and low-cost alternative to the traveling consumer. </description><pubDate>05 Feb 2007 17:00:00 -0800</pubDate><link>http://www.customhouse.com/news-and-resources/news-media/releases/article/?id=2007/0205</link></item><item><title>Ciceri Leading Custom House to Global Market Dominance</title><description>Peter Gustavson, FCA, Chief Executive Officer of Custom House, the largest non-bank foreign exchange company in North America and one of the largest in the world, is pleased to announce the appointment of Peter Ciceri to the new position of President.</description><pubDate>16 Jan 2007 17:00:00 -0800</pubDate><link>http://www.customhouse.com/news-and-resources/news-media/releases/article/?id=2007/0116</link></item><item><title>Custom House Announces Foreign Exchange Pilot With Thailand's Government Savings Bank</title><description>Peter Gustavson, FCA, President and CEO of Custom House announced today the company has launched the first phase of a foreign exchange project with Thailand's Government Savings Bank (GSB).</description><pubDate>19 Dec 2006 17:00:00 -0800</pubDate><link>http://www.customhouse.com/news-and-resources/news-media/releases/article/?id=2006/1219</link></item></channel></rss>