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Fears of disorderly default stalk global financial markets with the single currency reaching a low of $1.2929 and the yen continuing its downward trend

The euro rebounds as Wall St rallies, but mood remains cautious on fears the impasse over Greece’s bail-out may result in a messy default

Regulators in the US, Canada, Europe and Japan are examining whether the middle men of rate-setting have colluded with traders to influence markets

As long as the euro survives, following concerns over a default by Greece if a bail-out is denied, Beijing seems destined to help set its worth

The dollar hits a post-intervention high against the yen after Tuesday’s move by the Bank of Japan to step up its bond-buying programme

A trio of market nuggets that have piqued Trading Post’s interest includes the Japanese currency, silver and natural gas

The yen has pushed to its lowest level against the dollar since October

Colombia’s central bank has resumed daily dollar purchases after an 8 per cent rise in the peso since the start of the year while Brazil’s central bank has started buying dollars

Eurozone finance ministry officials look to begin €200bn debt restructuring without approving a new bail-out for Athens

Breakthroughs in technology will improve the country’s current account and long-term outlook of the greenback, writes Mansoor Mohi-uddin

While workers around the developed world have been complaining of a squeeze on incomes, in Japan thinner pay packets fuel wider deflation

Pound weakens against dollar and euro after Moody’s warns it could cut Britain’s credit rating, though losses were capped by drop in inflation

Banks introduce mechanism to settle trades in an emergency to protect themselves in the event of a collapse in the fast-growing market

German group attaches voting rights to senior secured high-yield investments in event of restructuring, signalling turning point for market

Until fundamental drivers of euro debt and banking crises are addressed, volatility will remain a constant companion, writes William Buiter

Differences between Washington and Beijing on economic matters are for now a rumbling discontent rather than all-out conflict

The yen declines after data reveal the Japanese economy shrank again in the fourth quarter, and was weaker than analysts had expected

Egypt’s reserves fell to $16.4bn at the end of January, a drop of 53 per cent over the same time last year, leaving the country with only months of import cover

Single currency ‘in limbo’ ahead of austerity ratification while sterling holds up despite the Bank of England pumping £50bn more into economy

‘Unusual’ and bold comments from Jun Azumi, finance minister, about unilateral intervention threaten to stoke tensions with the US over currency