HONG KONG (Reuters) – The yen and euro were on the backfoot in early trading on Thursday as traders looked for possible catalysts from policy meetings by the Bank of Japan and European Central Bank.FILE PHOTO: A Japan yen note
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Dollar hits 2-1/2-year high against yen as Fed tapering seen on track
TOKYO (Reuters) – The dollar ticked up to a 2-1/2-year high versus the yen on Monday after a soft U.S. payrolls figure did little to alter market expectations that the U.S. Federal Reserve will announce it will start tapering its
Dollar near 14-month high to euro, focus on inflation
LONDON (Reuters) – The dollar held close to a 14-month high against the euro on Thursday, as a surge in energy prices raised the risk for the U.S. Federal Reserve to act sooner to normalise policy.FILE PHOTO: U.S. one hundred
Dollar firm ahead of payrolls; kiwi shrugs off rate hike
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – The dollar inched higher in choppy trade on Wednesday amid heightened nerves about the global growth outlook and as traders awaited U.S. jobs data for a clue on the timing of Federal Reserve policy tightening.FILE PHOTO: U.S.
Dollar firm ahead of payrolls; kiwi awaits RBNZ decision
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – The dollar hovered close to its highs for the year in choppy trade on Wednesday as investors’ focus turned to U.S. jobs data and to a likely rate hike in New Zealand.FILE PHOTO: U.S. dollar banknotes are
Dollar set for best week since June on expected Fed tightening
LONDON (Reuters) – The dollar began the last quarter of 2021 near its highest levels of the year, and was headed for its best week since June as investors expected a hawkish-sounding Federal Reserve to lift U.S. interest rates sooner
Dollar dented as consumer sentiment dives
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S. dollar fell to a one-week low against a basket of currencies on Friday, after a survey showed U.S. consumer sentiment dropped sharply in early August to its lowest level in a decade.A man counts
Dollar steadies as markets weigh economic risks, central bank moves
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S. dollar steadied on Tuesday, after having lost value against the Japanese yen and Swiss franc, as questions about slowing U.S. economic growth and the COVID-19 Delta variant challenged risk appetite.FILE PHOTO: A U.S. five
Dollar near one-month low, set for worst weekly showing since May
SYDNEY (Reuters) – The dollar languished near a one-month low on Friday and was poised for its worst weekly performance since May as dovish remarks by the U.S. Federal Reserve together with underwhelming economic data took the steam out of
Dollar eases as risk appetite makes cautious return
NEW YORK (Reuters) -The U.S. dollar softened slightly on Friday, along with the Japanese yen and the Swiss franc, as risk appetite recovered, with the rally in U.S. Treasuries running out of steam and global stock markets steadying.FILE PHOTO: Euro,