AFP – Four Shiite pilgrims were shot dead on Tuesday on their way to join the hundreds of thousands flooding the Iraqi shrine city of Karbala for a major religious festival, security officials said.

China’s currency, the yuan, hit a new high on Tuesday against the U.S. dollar on Tuesday at 7.5545 yuan to one U.S. dollar, according to the Chinese Foreign Exchange Trading System. The central parity rate of the yuan, also known as Re …

(RTTNews) – The Japanese currency rallied against the euro on Monday and extended the gains in early Tuesday deals in Tokyo. The pair has been now trading near 157.25 compared to its previous day’s close of 158.10. Investors now turn toward the German IFO business climate expected at 4:00 am ET.

(RTTNews) – The Australian dollar trended down against the British currency during Monday’s late New York trading and in the early Asian deals on Tuesday. Down from 2.4232, the pair touched as low as 2.4398 lately.

(RTTNews) – After a brief upward trend, the Australian dollar trended down against the US currency during Monday’s late New York trading and in the early Asian deals on Tuesday.

US dollar and euro bank notes. The euro fell Monday against the US dollar amid quiet trading and the release of US housing data that was broadly in line with analysts’ expectations, dealers said.

The euro fell Monday against the US dollar amid quiet trading and the release of US housing data that was broadly in line with analysts’ expectations, dealers said.

AP – A sniper killed a Shiite pilgrim on a Baghdad bridge Monday while another was killed and six injured in other attacks as tens of thousands of faithful made their way to the southern city of Karbala for a major religious commemoration.

(RTTNews) – The US currency drifted lower against the sterling in early Asian deals on Monday and the pair fetched as low as 2.0189 compared to Friday’s New York session close of 2.0130. However, the dollar reversed the losses toward the end of the Asian deals but fell back again in the early European deals.

(RTTNews) – The greenback is largely holding steady around its Friday’s range against the Swiss currency. The pair saw little change through the Asian deals on Monday but has gained slightly, of late.