* Wall St off for week, European stocks rise for 6th straight week * Dollar index hits highest since April 2003 (Updates to U.S. trading, changes byline, dateline, previous LONDON) By Rodrigo Campos NEW YORK, March 13 (Reuters) – The dollar continued to power higher on Friday, pressuring stocks and commodities, on expectations of a Read More
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By Rodrigo Campos NEW YORK (Reuters) – The dollar powered higher yet on Friday, pressuring stocks and commodities, on expectations of a Federal Reserve interest rate hike that could slow U.S. corporate profits. The dollar index (.DXY) was on track for a back-to-back weekly gain of more than 2 percent, setting up its strongest two-week Read More
By Rodrigo Campos NEW YORK (Reuters) – The dollar continued to power higher on Friday, pressuring stocks and commodities, on expectations of a Federal Reserve interest rate hike in contrast to easing monetary policy actions by most other major central banks. The dollar index <.DXY> was on track for a back-to-back weekly gain of more Read More
The U.S. dollar index is up 10 percent this year. Since June, the dollar index has risen 23 percent. Helping these gains is weakening in the euro, which is near 12-year lows as quantitative easing kicks off in the euro zone. The surge in open interest supports the view of several analysts Read More
Dollar bulls are charging ahead, making a number of bets in the futures market. In just a week, average daily open interest for the U.S. dollar index futures increased 78 percent year-to-date from last year, with record levels set as the dollar index climbed to near 12-year highs, ICE data showed. Open interest is the Read More
* Dollar index off peak after biggest one-day fall in a month * Markets book profits after disappointing U.S. retail data * Euro up from 12-year low vs dollar (Adds details, quotes) By Ian Chua and Shinichi Saoshiro SYDNEY/TOKYO, March 13 (Reuters) – The euro slipped in early trade in Europe on Friday after a Read More
* Dollar index falls the most in a month * Wall Street rallies; boosts world share markets * Brent, WTI fall despite dollar weakness (Updates prices, adds comment) By Rodrigo Campos NEW YORK, March 12 (Reuters) – Stocks on major markets rose on Thursday as the dollar softened the most in a month against major Read More
* Dollar index off peak after biggest one-day fall in a month * Markets book profits after disappointing U.S. retail data * Euro off 12-year trough vs dollar (Adds details, quotes) By Ian Chua and Shinichi Saoshiro SYDNEY/TOKYO, March 13 (Reuters) – The U.S. dollar nursed modest losses on Friday after investors booked profits in Read More
* Dollar index falls the most in a month * World shares see first rise in 5 days, Brent rises * U.S. stocks gain, powered by bank shares (Updates to U.S. market trading, changes dateline; previous LONDON) By Rodrigo Campos NEW YORK, March 12 (Reuters) – The dollar softened the most in a month against Read More
* Dollar index off peak after biggest one-day fall in a month * Markets book profits after disappointing U.S. retail data * Euro off 12-year trough vs USD By Ian Chua SYDNEY, March 13 (Reuters) – The U.S. dollar nursed modest losses early on Friday after nervous investors booked profits in an extended rally that Read More