FX MARKET – Last Tuesday in Europe, nearly on its third week, the dollar was close to being on its highest level on trading. At the same time, optimism has been damaged, raising the possibility of a disruptive and disorderly Brexit by the euro and sterling. On Monday, the greenback against a basket of six …
FOREX MARKETS – The dollar strengthened while the Aussie and kiwi weakened on Wednesday after news said that the Reserve Bank of New Zealand announced future monetary policy easing. The US dollar index, which is an indicator of the dollar’s strength against a basket of six other major currencies, rose 0.2 percent at 96. 912, …
CURRENCY PAIRS –The dollar gained on Wednesday on safe-haven appeal after reports of further tensions in the US-China trade negotiations. However, gains were capped as investors awaited the Federal Reserve for its policy meeting later in the day. The supposedly negative impact of the Fed’s pausing of interest rate hikes on the dollar has been …
FX Market – Lackluster US economic data weakened the US dollar as it strengthened speculations that the Federal Reserve will cut rates in the year. Meanwhile, the British pound stayed near nine-month highs as market participants hope for a vote in delaying Britain’s exit from the European Union. US manufacturing output slipped 0.4 percent in …
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CURRENCY PAIRS – The dollar climbed up to a near-record-high against other majors early on Wednesday thanks to higher US yields and estimate-topping data. The Aussie, on the other hand, plummeted after lackluster economic growth data for the previous quarter. The dollar rose steeply after the unexpectedly positive data on US services industries were released …
CURRENCY PAIRS – Hopes over an imminent trade deal between the United States and China that could potentially end a year-long tit-for-tat tariff dispute pushed the yuan and the Australian dollar higher on Monday. Behind such optimism was a report by a reputable news source on Sunday stating that the two countries are nearing a …
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The dollar struggles on facing its peers today, falling before the Federal Reserve’s (Feds) policy minute talk. However, it manages to gain on the yen when strong investor risk desires to rim the demand of the Japanese money. That makes the U.S. dollar up by 0.2 percent at about 110.83 yen. As the safe-haven currency …
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The euro slipped to a new two-week low against the dollar during the early trading in Europe, with traders expecting more pessimism over the global economic outlook. German industrial output data have already set the tone, showing a drop of 0.4 percent in December instead of the 0.7 percent rise that has been predicted. Meanwhile, …
US President Trump’s State of the Union Address, which tackled trade and budget concerns but otherwise did not surprise listeners, showed no drastic effects on the dollar on Wednesday. Trump delivered an outline of his concerns for the coming year in an annual speech. Included in his speech was the issue of illegal immigration as …
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The US dollar retained its recent gains versus its major peers on Tuesday, backed by a recovery in investor’s risk appetite, which gave an overnight boost to US yields. The Australian dollar gained, recouping earlier losses, after the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) held rates at record lows at its first meeting of the year …
The yen was stronger against its peers on Tuesday with investors trying to take refuge in safe-haven assets after the US Justice Department charged Chinese giant Huawei Technologies Co Ltd with fraud, ramping up the US-China trade tensions. The United States on Monday charged Huawei, its chief financial officer, and two other affiliates with bank …
The dollar was restrained versus its peers on Thursday, limited by concerns over global growth, the US government shutdown, and a yet-unresolved US-China trade war. “Trade tensions are the most dominant factor for investor sentiment right now and will drive market flows,” said Nick Twidale, who is the chief operating officer at Rakuten Securities. Twidale …
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The safe-haven yen fell versus its peers on Wednesday as worries over slowing global growth and US trade tensions dampened investors’ appetite for riskier assets. The yen weakened by 0.3 percent versus the greenback to 109.73. Against the Aussie dollar, it slipped 0.5 percent. As widely anticipated, the Bank of Japan kept monetary policy unchanged …
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The dollar stayed close to its two-week highs against its peers on Tuesday as a slowdown in China’s economy to 28-year lows fueled fresh worries regarding global growth and prompted investors to move into safe-haven currencies. Overnight, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) slashed its 2019 and 2020 global growth forecasts, citing a bigger than expected …
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The dollar held firm near a two-week high against a basket of six other currencies on Monday, with investor risk appetite help up in spite of the most recent data showing China’s 2018 economic growth slowing to a near three-decade low. The dollar index, which tracks the dollar’s strength against a group of six other …
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