ForexLive North American wrap: Jack Lew to the rescue

Obama to intro Lew as Treasury Sec tomorrow White House warns UK on EU exit Doubts over German approval of Cyprus bailout grow Van Rompuy: Euro FX rate determined by market Japan considering steps to encourage spending – Nikkei Canadian Dec housing starts 198K vs 201.4K prior White House kills crazy coin talk US sells 10-year debt at 1.863% FTSE closes at highest since 2008 S&P 500 up 4 points to 1461 NZD leads, JPY lags Choppy day with the euro unable to follow through lower after touching below 1.3040. Cable touched below 1.60 but has rebounded to 1.6025. USD/JPY resumed it's uptrend touching above 88.00 on the slightly soft T-note auction and then slipping back to 88.77. Gold $1657.