Euro slips, greece extends, yuan dips

CNBC ITALIAN PRIME MINISTER MARIO MONTI ANNOUNCED HE WILL RESIGN in 2013, and the and Italian bonds fell on the new uncertainty. [CNBC] The HONG KONG MONETARY AUTHORITY intervened again in

an ongoing attempt to keep the in check. [CNBC] WEAKER THAN EXPECTED TRADE DATA FROM CHINA failed to dent risk sentiment, and the approached one-month highs against the euro. [CNBC] The

BRAZILIAN REAL strengthened in early trading as investors weighed the PROSPECT OF MORE CENTRAL BANK INTERVENTION. [WSJ] GREECE, needing to buy back debt to receive its next aid tranche,

EXTENDED ITS DEBT-BUYBACK DEADLINE by one day after initial offers fell short. [RTT] CHINESE BANKS stepped up their dollar buying, and the YUAN fell. [WSJ]