* Spreads between U.S. and EU bond yields narrow * Traders await ECB minutes during European session * U.S. nonfarm payrolls next key test for dollar (Adds details, fresh quote, updates prices) By Anirban Nag LONDON, April 2 (Reuters) – The dollar fell on Thursday, hurt by fresh signs that the U.S. economy slowed significantly Read More
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* Spreads between U.S. and EU bond yields narrow * Traders to eye ECB minutes during European session * U.S. nonfarm payrolls next key test for dollar (Adds details and quotes) By Anirban Nag LONDON, April 2 (Reuters) – The dollar fell on Thursday, nursing losses amid fresh signs that the U.S. economy slowed significantly Read More
NEW YORK (MarketWatch)—The dollar lost a little ground Wednesday, hurt by weaker-than-expected readings on the U.S. economy. The ICE dollar index Read More
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) —The greenback did its best Incredible Hulk imitation in the first three months of 2015, with the ICE U.S. dollar index smashing the way to its best quarterly performance since Read More
The strong dollar theme was again prominent during the first quarter with the PowerShares DB U.S. Dollar Index Bullish Fund (UUP) , the U.S. Dollar Index tracking ETF, and the actively managed WisdomTree Bloomberg U.S. Dollar Bullish Fund (USDU) gaining an average of 6.6% this year. Although the dollar and those ETFs faltered in the Read More
But for Steven Englander, global head of G-10 FX strategy at CitiFX, the economic data could well pose a problem for the dollar. “I think that the dollar may struggle a bit at the beginning of the second quarter,” Englander said. If Friday’s employment report is weak, “it could be Read More
The U.S. dollar index (Dow Jones Global Indexes: .USDOLLAR), which tracks the greenback’s moves against a basket of six other currencies but is heavily weighted toward the euro/dollar rose nearly 9 percent in the the first three months of the year, for the best quarter since Q3 of 2008. And some traders think the real Read More
![CDATA[ By Tina Morrison April 1 (BusinessDesk) – The New Zealand dollar held steady against the US dollar after both countries saw gains in confidence surveys, signalling a positive outlook for their economies. The kiwi was at 74.80 US cents at 8am in Wellington, from 74.79 cents at 5pm yesterday. The trade-weighted index was unchanged Read More
* Euro on track for almost 11 pct quarterly fall vs dollar * Worries over Greece debt talk spur more selling in euro * Dollar set for biggest quarterly gain since 2008 * Upbeat U.S. consumer, housing data support greenback (Updates market action, add quote) By Richard Leong NEW YORK, March 31 (Reuters) – The Read More
* Euro set for almost 11 pct quarterly fall vs dollar * Greece worries drive euro down 1 pct on day * Dollar on track for biggest quarterly gain since 2008 * Upbeat U.S. consumer, housing data support greenback (Adds updated prices; changes dateline, previous LONDON) By Richard Leong NEW YORK, March 31 (Reuters) – Read More