The U.S. dollar experienced a slight increase on Tuesday but faced challenges in building momentum. Traders stayed vigilant for possible coordinated currency intervention by authorities in the United States and Japan, while also anticipating Wednesday’s Federal Reserve interest rate decision. The recent attention in the foreign exchange market has centered on the yen, which has Read More
The U.S. dollar experienced a decline from its peak in a month early on Monday, following the initiation of a criminal investigation by U.S. prosecutors into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, which heightened tensions with the Trump administration. The dollar index, which gauges the strength of the greenback against a basket of six currencies, was Read More
The dollar appreciated yesterday following data that indicated U.S. jobs growth was slower than anticipated, implying that the Federal Reserve may opt to maintain interest rates at their current levels later this month. The unemployment rate decreased to 4.4% last month, down from a revised 4.5% in November, according to the U.S. Labor Department’s report Read More
The U.S. dollar strengthened at the beginning of the Asian session on Friday, as market participants anticipated the upcoming release of the latest U.S. jobs report and prepared for an impending U.S. Supreme Court ruling regarding President Donald Trump’s utilization of emergency tariff powers. The dollar index, reflecting the strength of the greenback against a Read More
The dollar remained within narrow ranges on Wednesday as market participants awaited a series of U.S. economic reports that may influence the Federal Reserve’s interest rate perspective, a factor deemed more significant for currency movements than the current geopolitical issues. Markets have largely overlooked the escalating geopolitical tensions globally, as evidenced by the rally in Read More
The U.S. dollar held steady close to a two-week high as trading began in Asia on Tuesday, with market anxieties regarding U.S. military actions in Venezuela subsiding and dovish remarks from Fed officials encouraging risk-taking on Wall Street. The dollar index, which measures its strength against a basket of six currencies, was last trading at Read More
The U.S. dollar began 2026 on a weak note on Friday, continuing its struggles against most currencies from the previous year. Meanwhile, the yen remained stable close to 10-month lows as traders anticipated economic data this month to assess the trajectory of interest rates. A narrowing interest rate gap between the U.S. and other economies Read More
The dollar maintained its position above recent lows on Tuesday in anticipation of the forthcoming release of the minutes from the Federal Reserve’s December meeting, while China’s yuan showed resilience by strengthening past a significant psychological threshold against the U.S. currency. As the end-of-year holidays approached, liquidity diminished as traders speculated that the dollar might Read More
The US Dollar Index remains steady at approximately 98.00 during the early European session on Monday. Anticipations surrounding US rate reductions in 2026, along with the imminent announcement of a new Fed Chair, may exert pressure on the US Dollar. Trump indicated that discussions regarding Ukraine are nearing completion, yet acknowledges that significant territorial matters Read More
On Friday, the major currencies in the foreign exchange market remained subdued amid thin year-end trading. The U.S. dollar lingered close to its 12-week lows as investors evaluated Japanese economic data and considered the implications of potential future interest rate cuts in the United States. Trading volumes in the Asian and European foreign exchange markets Read More
