Dollar retreats as risk appetite improves; Australia, NZ currencies rise

Newsletter Dec 27, 2022 [ International Business Times]( [Dollar retreats as risk appetite improves; Australia, NZ currencies rise]( The dollar moved broadly lower on Tuesday while Australia and New Zealand's currencies jumped as risk appetite grew after China said it will scrap its COVID quarantine rule for inbound travellers - a major step towards easing curbs on its borders. [Oil rises in thin trade on concerns over U.S. storm impact]( Oil prices rose in light trade on Tuesday on concerns that winter storms across the United States are affecting logistics and production of petroleum products and shale oil. [Learn more about Jeeng]( [Japan retail sales up for 9th month led by tourism help]( Japanese retail sales rose for a ninth straight month in November, data showed on Tuesday, as the lifting of COVID-19 border controls and the government's domestic travel subsidy helped consumer demand. [Xi urges steps to 'protect' lives as China battles COVID-19 wave]( Chinese President Xi Jinping urged officials on Monday to take steps to protect lives in his first public remarks on Covid-19 since Beijing dramatically loosened hardline containment measures this month. ['The ICU is full': Medical staff on frontline of China's COVID fight say hospitals are 'overwhelmed']( In more than three decades of emergency medicine, Beijing-based doctor Howard Bernstein said, he has never seen anything like this. [dianomi]( [Moscow's ultimatum: Ukraine fulfils its proposals or Russian Army will decide]( Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov gave Ukraine an ultimatum on Monday to fulfil Moscow's proposals, including surrendering territory Russia controls, or its army would decide the issue, a day after President Vladimir Putin said he was open to talks. [EU strongly condemns Taliban ban on female staff at NGOs]( EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell on Sunday strongly condemned Afghanistan's Taliban-run administration's order to ban women from working at all local and foreign non-governmental organisations (NGOs), saying this amounts to erasing women from public spaces. [Paris shooting suspect to appear before judge]( A French pensioner suspected of fatally shooting three Kurds in Paris was due Monday before a judge who will decide on whether to charge him in the case that sparked angry protests. [Drone hits bomber base inside Russia as Putin's forces bombard Ukrainian cities]( Moscow said on Monday its forces had shot down a Ukrainian drone close to a long-range bomber base deep inside Russia, while Ukraine said the Russians had unleashed heavy artillery barrages on its cities in the past 24 hours. [Seventh body found after deadly Spain bus crash]( Rescuers found the body of a woman in Spain's northwestern Galicia region on Monday, raising to seven the number who died after a bus plunged into a river on Christmas Eve, police said. [Former Maldives president Yameen to appeal 11-year jail term]( Former Maldives president Abdulla Yameen will appeal as soon as possible against his conviction and jailing for 11 years on corruption and money laundering charges, said his lawyer. [Conte hails Kane, Newcastle cruise as Premier League returns]( Tottenham stay fourth in the table, four points ahead of fifth-placed Manchester United in the race to qualify for the Champions League. You Might Like [Learn more about Jeeng]( [IBTimes]( IBTimes will always protect your security and privacy. Please read our detailed [Privacy Policy.]( Please do not reply to this email. [Click here]( to adjust your notification preferences or unsubscribe. © Copyright 2022 IBTimes LLC. All Rights Reserved. IBTimes LLC, 33 Whitehall ST FL 7, New York, NY 10004 U.S.A, New York, New York 10004, United States You may [unsubscribe]( or [change your contact details]( at any time.