Author: Dollar Index

(Adds analyst’s affiliation in 16th paragraph) * Dollar index hovers near three-week highs * Euro edges up but down 2.7 pct on the week * Aussie outperforms on the week By Ian Chua and Masayuki Kitano SYDNEY/SINGAPORE, April 10 (Reuters) – The dollar hovered near a three-week high against a basket of major currencies on Read More

* Euro slides below $ 1.07, sterling flirts with $ 1.47 * Dollar index back near 99.000, at three-week highs * Aussie outperforms on the week, China data up next By Ian Chua SYDNEY, April 10 (Reuters) – The dollar hovered at three week highs against a basket of major currencies early on Friday as Read More

The prospect of a rise in U.S. rates, even if it does not come until next year, still contrasts with Europe and Japan, where some believe quantitative easing has years to run. “On the face of it a modest positive for the yen, but we need to see whether or not this continues in the Read More

* Dollar index up half a percent more in Europe * Fed officials keep rate hike talk alive * Japan investors sold net Y3.1 trln foreign bonds last week * Sterling one-month volatility jumps as election nears (Recasts, updates prices) By John Geddie and Patrick Graham LONDON, April 9 (Reuters) – The dollar was on Read More

* Dollar index up half a percent more in Europe * Fed officials keep rate hike talk alive * Japan investors sold net Y3.1 trln foreign bonds last week * Sterling one-month volatility jumps as election nears (Recasts after start of European trade, changes dateline from previous SYDNEY/SINGAPORE) By Patrick Graham LONDON, April 9 (Reuters) Read More

* Dollar index touches one-week highs * Fed officials keep rate hike talk alive * Japan investors sold net Y3.1 trln foreign bonds last week (Updates prices, adds comments) By Ian Chua and Masayuki Kitano SYDNEY/SINGAPORE, April 9 (Reuters) – The dollar touched a one-week high on Thursday, having enjoyed another leg up after two Read More

* Dollar index at one-week highs, euro dips below $ 1.0800 * Canadian dollar hit by slide in oil prices * Fed officials keep rate hike talk alive By Ian Chua SYDNEY, April 9 (Reuters) – The dollar hovered at one-week highs early on Thursday, having enjoyed another leg up after two influential Federal Reserve Read More

* Dollar reverses early losses * Fed minutes hint at earlier rate hike * Dollar extends gains to three days (Recasts; adds Fed minutes, late prices) By Michael Connor NEW YORK, April 8 (Reuters) – The dollar rose on Wednesday, gaining against other leading currencies for a third day, as Federal Reserve minutes showed that Read More

* Dollar/yen dips after BOJ stands pat on monetary policy * FOMC minutes watched for concerns about firm USD * U.S. Q1 earnings could show strong dollar drag (Adds latest prices, quotes and changes byline and dateline; previous LONDON) By Michael Connor NEW YORK, April 8 (Reuters) – The dollar eased on Wednesday, backing away Read More

* Canadian dollar at C$ 1.2428 or 80.46 U.S. cents * Bond prices mixed across the maturity curve TORONTO, April 8 (Reuters) – The Canadian dollar strengthened against its U.S. counterpart on Wednesday as the greenback softened ahead of the release of minutes from the U.S. Federal Reserve’s last policy meeting. The U.S. dollar index, Read More