(RTTNews) – The greenback continued to see strength against the Singapore currency in late afternoon trading Tuesday in New York and threatened to extend the six-day high it reached earlier in the day. The greenback reached as high as 1.5284 at noon ET before slipping back.

The system will allow investors to trade Asian currencies versus the yen as well as the dollar against the euro and British pound.

Aug. 28 (Bloomberg) — Bank of Montreal, Canada’s fourth- largest lender, said its commodities-trading losses swelled by C$97 million ($91 million), weighing on profit for the fourth straight quarter.

(RTTNews) – The Australian currency slipped against its counterparts in trading on Tuesday afternoon in New York. The aussie traded with little economic news from the area.

(RTTNews) – In trading against the euro on Tuesday, the New Zealand currency saw mixed action through to the midday. The New Zealand dollar bounced between a high of 1.91 and a low of 1.93 as action progressed.

(RTTNews) – In trading against the euro on Tuesday, the Swiss currency saw strength into mid-morning action on Tuesday.

AFP – Iraqi refugees in Jordan and Syria are "forgotten people," the president of the Christian relief organisation World Vision said Tuesday.

AFP – The United States announced on Tuesday it will give UN agencies 30 million dollars to help tens of thousands of Iraqi child refugees to go to school in neighbouring countries.

AP – Hundreds of U.S. and Iraqi forces backed by helicopters and jet fighters attacked and killed 33 Sunni insurgents who were holding back the water supply to the Shiite town of Khalis, the American command said in a statement Tuesday.

AFP – German Overseas Development Minister Heidemarie Wieczorek-Zeul embarked on a three-day visit to Syria Monday to discuss bilateral projects and aid for Iraqi refugees.