By Candice Zachariahs
Jan. 30 (Bloomberg) — New Zealand’s dollar touched its lowest in six years and the Australian currency also fell as U.S. equities slid and yesterday’s interest-rate cut in New Zealand reduced the appeal of the two South Pacific nations’ assets.

By Candice Zachariahs
Jan. 30 (Bloomberg) — Investors should buy the pound against the Swedish krona to benefit from gains of as much as 7 percent as “extreme” selling of the British currency abates and Sweden’s economic slump deepens, Morgan Stanley said.

By Garfield Reynolds and Stanley White
Jan. 30 (Bloomberg) — The Japanese yen may extend gains through to the end of the country’s fiscal year on March 31 as exporters buy the currency to hedge revenues and money managers bring funds home amid the global slump, Barclays Capital said.

By Ron Harui and Stanley White
Jan. 30 (Bloomberg) — The dollar headed for its largest monthly gain against the euro since October on speculation growing evidence of a global slowdown will increase the appeal of the currency to investors as a haven.

By Kim Kyoungwha and David Yong
Jan. 29 (Bloomberg) — Malaysia’s ringgit, Indonesia’s rupiah and the Philippine peso declined on speculation demand for emerging-market assets will wane as a global recession fans risk aversion. South Korea’s won strengthened.

By Simone Meier and Francine Lacqua
Jan. 29 (Bloomberg) — European Central Bank President Jean- Claude Trichet said the bank’s next “important” meeting will be in March, suggesting policy makers will avoid the interest-rate cut some investors expect next week.