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Invesco’s (IVZ) PowerShares unit, the fourth-largest U.S. issuer of exchange traded funds, said Wednesday it is temporarily halting creations of new shares of in 11 ETFs, including the PowerShares DB U.S. Dollar Index Bullish Fund (UUP) , the U.S. Dollar Index tracking ETF. “During the suspension, Invesco believes that Authorized Participants and other groups that Read More

NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — The U.S. dollar inched lower against its main trading partners Wednesday, extending losses from Tuesday’s session, after Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellen suggested the central bank isn’t ready to Read More

* Dollar index falls 0.2 pct after Yellen comments * Chinese buyers return to market after Lunar New Year * Palladium prices hit 6-week high at $ 805.50/oz (Updates prices) By Jan Harvey LONDON, Feb 25 (Reuters) – Gold rose on Wednesday, recovering from the previous day’s seven-week lows, after comments from Federal Reserve Chair Read More

(Bloomberg) — The dollar retreated, while bonds advanced with precious metals after Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen signaled U.S. interest-rate increases aren’t imminent. The Bloomberg Dollar Spot Index lost 0.3 percent by 10:25 a.m. in London as the currency declined against all but two of its 16 major peers. Yields on 10-year debt fell from Read More

* Yellen refrains from giving clear hint on rate hike timing * Dollar bulls disappointed, greenback lower vs yen and euro * Fed still seen taking a step to normalising policy (Adds comments, details) By Anirban Nag LONDON, Feb 25 (Reuters) – The dollar fell against a basket of currencies on Wednesday after Federal Reserve Read More

DailyFX.com – To receive Ilya’s analysis directly via email, please SIGN UP HERE Talking Points: US Dollar Technical Strategy: Holding Long via Mirror Trader Basket ** Support: 11740, 11653, 11513 Resistance:11876, 11963, 12103 The Dow Jones FXCM US Dollar Index is struggling to find follow-through after falling as expected having formed a bearish Evening Star Read More

* Yellen refrains from giving clear hint on rate hike timing * Dollar bulls disappointed, greenback lower vs yen, euro * Losses light, Fed still seen taking a step to normalising policy By Shinichi Saoshiro TOKYO, Feb 25 (Reuters) – The dollar edged down against the yen and euro early on Wednesday after Federal Reserve Read More

(Bloomberg) — Emotion is trumping the dollar in the gold market. Every quarter for the past three years, the metal has moved in the opposite direction of the currency. That trend is being upended in 2015. Investors have bought bullion as a hedge against political turmoil in Europe, even as the dollar rose on prospects Read More

Investing.com – Investing.com – The dollar trimmed gains against a basket of other major currencies on Tuesday, after downbeat U.S. consumer confidence data and as Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellensaid that rates will remain on hold for at least the next couple of meetings. In a report, the Conference Board, a market research group Read More

(Bloomberg) — The dollar rose against most of its major peers before testimony from Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen that may underscore prospects for higher U.S. interest rates. The Bloomberg Dollar Spot Index climbed after Richmond Fed President Jeffrey Lacker was cited by Market News International as saying the central bank may raise rates in Read More