* Dollar at 3-week high vs yen * All eyes on ECB preparations for quantitative easing * ECB policymakers meet in Cyprus on Wednesday, Thursday (Recasts, adds late prices and quotes) By Michael Connor NEW YORK, March 2 (Reuters) – The dollar edged up on Monday, with an index that tracks the greenback against major Read More
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* Dollar at 3-week high vs yen * All eyes on ECB preparations for quantitative easing * ECB policymakers meet in Cyprus on Wednesday, Thursday (Adds New York trading, quotes; changes byline and dateline, previous LONDON) By Michael Connor NEW YORK, March 2 (Reuters) – The dollar rose in choppy trading on Monday, with an Read More
* Wall Street firms after February rally, Nasdaq hits 5,000 * China rate cut lifts Asia equities, gold * Dollar index eases after touching 11-year peak * Spanish, Italian yields fall to record lows before ECB QE (Updates with U.S. market action; changes dateline; previous LONDON) By Richard Leong NEW YORK, March 2 (Reuters) – Read More
* Dollar hits 2-year high vs yuan after China rate cut * Greenback touches 11-year high vs basket of currencies * Aussie falters, focus on RBA decision on Tuesday (Updates prices, adds comments) By Masayuki Kitano and Ian Chua TOKYO/SYDNEY, March 2 (Reuters) – The dollar hit an 11-year high against a basket of major Read More
* MSCI’s Asia-Pacific stock index up 0.1 pct after China rate cut * Spreadbetters expect mixed open for European bourses * Australian shares hit 7-year high after China eases * But overall risk asset impact from China cut limited * Yuan sags vs greenback, dollar index hits 11-year high By Shinichi Saoshiro TOKYO, March 2 Read More
(Bloomberg) — The dollar rallied with gold as China’s yuan slipped to a two-year low after China cut interest rates for the second time in three months. Oil retreated following its first monthly gain since June. The Bloomberg Dollar Spot Index increased 0.2 percent at 10:54 a.m. in Hong Kong as China’s currency traded at Read More
The dollar index slipped on Friday, pegged back by month-end selling, but was still on track for its eighth straight month of gains on better data and comments from Federal Reserve officials that bolstered bets for a rate rise this year. The index, which measures the dollar’s performance against major currencies, was set to mark Read More
DailyFX.com – View photo . Fundamental Forecast for Dollar:Neutral The PCE inflation gauge and NFPs will shape rate speculation that still has market pricing October hike Expected easing efforts by the ECB, RBA and BoC can leverage the Dollar’s outlook for rate hikes Want to test out all the premium tools and resources FXCM has Read More
Though it has been on a historic winning streak, King Dollar has come dangerously close to running out of luck. Oh sure, the U.S. dollar index has just completed a record eight consecutive monthly gains, the longest that has happened since it was created four decades ago. Since the start of July, the dollar index Read More
* Dollar index on track to extend winning monthly streak * Euro near 1-month low vs dollar, rebounds from 3-week low vs yen * Greenback cuts losses as Q4 GDP revised down less than expected * Swedish crown rises to one-month high after GDP data (Updates market action) By Richard Leong NEW YORK, Feb 27 Read More