LONDON (Reuters) – The U.S. dollar’s march towards a 3-1/2 month high paused on Tuesday as a Fed policy meeting got underway with risk appetite broadly subdued, leaving the Australian […]
Yen, dollar rise as Delta variant spurs rush to safety
TOKYO (Reuters) – Safe-harbour currencies like the yen and dollar traded near multi-month highs against the riskier Australian dollar and British pound on Tuesday, as fears grow that a rampant […]
Dollar rise dominates even as kiwi hops higher with inflation
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – The dollar was headed for its best weekly gain in about a month on Friday, supported by investors’ drift toward safety as rising COVID-19 infections loomed over […]
Dollar waits on inflation data, oil lifts petrocurrencies
LONDON (Reuters) – The dollar was little changed against the euro and yen on Tuesday ahead of U.S. inflation data, while the main petrocurrencies got a lift as oil prices […]
Dollar tiptoes toward inflation, Powell testimony
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Currency markets were on edge and the dollar a few ticks lower on Tuesday, ahead of U.S. inflation data which traders think could offer clues about the […]
Dollar solidly poised near 3-month high after Fed minutes reaffirm taper timeline
TOKYO (Reuters) – The dollar traded near its highest in three months versus major peers on Thursday after minutes of the Federal Reserve’s June policy meeting confirmed the world’s biggest […]
Stock prices rise, bonds fall on U.S. jobs data
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Global stock markets rose on Friday as a better-than-expected U.S. monthly jobs report signaled a strong end to the second quarter for the world’s largest economy, […]
Stocks reach for records as U.S. jobless claims dive
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Global stock markets rose on strong European and U.S. shares on Thursday, with stocks brushing off a rapid re-acceleration in coronavirus cases and oil and the […]
European factories racing as Asian manufacturers see momentum weaken
LONDON/TOKYO (Reuters) -European factories continued to ramp up their post-lockdown recovery in June but Asian manufacturers saw momentum weaken amid rising input costs and the reintroduction of curbs to combat […]
Global stocks finish at record highs, oil climbs for 5th week
WASHINGTON/LONDON (Reuters) -Wall Street notched broad gains on Friday, with the S&P 500 index closing at a record and global shares also finished at an all-time high, while oil prices […]