Fed's Fischer: Fed needs a financial stability mandate

FXStreet (Bali) - Federal Reserve vice chair Stanley Fischer is speaking in a prepared speech in Cambridge, Massachusetts, saying that the Fed needs a financial stability mandate which would contribute to increasing financial and economic stability, also adding that the US is making progress in strengthening the financial system and reducing the odds of the next crises.

Session Recap: A cocktail of fear spurs the risk aversion

No, Argentina's qualifying for the World Cup final wasn't one of the bad news that hit market's confidence on Thursday. But the cocktail was mixed by the Portuguese Banco Espirito Santo missing a debt payment, weaker than expected data in China, Japan and France as well as FMI's call for more austerity measures in Spain.
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GBP/USD holds above 1.7100

The GBP/USD finished Thursday slightly lower and moved away from 1.7200 but it was able to hold above 1.7100.
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