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(Bloomberg) — Asian stocks extended a six-month high after global equities capped their biggest weekly advance since July 2013. The dollar declined with crude. The MSCI Asia Pacific Index rose a fifth straight day, adding 0.8 percent by 2:02 p.m. in Tokyo as China’s Shanghai Composite Index headed for its longest streak of gains since Read More

By Lisa Twaronite TOKYO (Reuters) – Asian shares started the week on a strong note on Monday after a weaker U.S. dollar helped fuel solid gains on Wall Street. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan was up about 1.3 percent in early trading, while Japan’s Nikkei stock average opened up 0.2 percent. The Read More

* Dollar softer vs euro and yen, extending Friday’s pullback * Dollar bulls cautious after dovish steer from Fed last week * ECB president’s speech, Greece in focus By Ian Chua SYDNEY, March 23 (Reuters) – The dollar started trade in Asia on the defensive, after a volatile few days in the wake of the Read More

By Sinead Carew NEW YORK (Reuters) – The surging value of the U.S. dollar may be posing the biggest threat to U.S. corporate earnings since the 2008 financial crisis, hurting results at most U.S.-based multinationals. Some on Wall Street are even talking about an earnings recession.     The dollar’s gain of 22 percent in the Read More

By Sinead Carew NEW YORK (Reuters) – The surging value of the U.S. dollar may be posing the biggest threat to U.S. corporate earnings since the 2008 financial crisis, hurting results at most U.S.-based multinationals. Some on Wall Street are even talking about an earnings recession. The dollar’s gain of 22 percent in the past Read More

The Dow experienced another volatile week, rising and falling on alternate days. The blue-chip index increased on Monday following a pause in the dollar rally. The Dow declined on Tuesday as investors grew jittery ahead of FOMC’s statement regarding rate hike. The blue-chip index rebounded on Wednesday after FOMC’s policy statement indicated federal funds rate Read More

(Bloomberg) — The dollar slumped the most since October 2011 after the Federal Reserve reduced projections for interest-rate increases and expressed concern the dollar’s surge is weighing on exports and inflation. The U.S. currency fell against all of its 16 major peers as banks including HSBC Holdings Plc said the 20 percent surge since August Read More

The dollar is getting slammed. Near 12:50 p.m. ET, the US dollar index, which measures it against other major currencies, was over 1.5% lower at around 97.94.  Meanwhile, the euro is rallying against the dollar, climbing to as high as $ 1.0868.  The dollar had been surging in anticipation of higher US interest rates, which make Read More

* Euro set for best week in over two years * Wall St stocks rally; S&P set for weekly gain * Oil sharply higher despite oversupply concerns * European stocks helped after Athens’ assurances (Updates to afternoon trading, recasts lead and adds Nike results) By Ryan Vlastelica NEW YORK, March 20 (Reuters) – The U.S. Read More

The dollar index had its biggest drop in 18 months. And while Wall Street is divided over the fate of the U.S. dollar, our market panel Friday offered a crystal clear perspective. Head to FOXBusiness.com/OnCall for their bold calls on everything from U.S. treasuries to the Fed and to why you should be buying Russia Read More