Category: Dollar
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US dollar bounces right back after ISM dip
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USD/JPY 10 minutes The US dollar fell on weak ISM manufacturing, but it bounced back strongly. Fuel is coming from the bond market, where 10-year Treasury yields are now up 12 basis points on the day and more than 20 basis points since their lows after Friday’s personal consumer spending…
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Dollar dips ahead of payrolls; euro gains on French poll results By Investing.com
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Investing.com – The U.S. dollar was lower in early European trade on Monday ahead of this week’s key employment report, while the euro rose after the first round of voting in France’s election. At 05:30 ET (09:30 GMT), the dollar index, which tracks the greenback against a basket of six…
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Asia FX muted after mixed China PMIs, dollar dips as rate cut bets grow By Investing.com
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Investing.com — Most Asian currencies held tight ranges on Monday, as sentiment toward the region was weighed down by weak Chinese trade data, while the dollar fell amid some growing bets on interest rate cuts. A sharp downward revision to Japan’s first-quarter GDP growth also kept sentiment towards Asia largely…
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All roads lead to the dollar By Reuters
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A look at the day ahead in the European and global markets from Rae Wee Investors closely watched the first US presidential debate between Democratic President Joe Biden and Republican challenger Donald Trump in the early hours of Friday morning in Asia, as the two clashed on stage ahead of…
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US dollar slightly weaker on diminishing inflation By Reuters
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By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfus NEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S. dollar fell on Friday after data showed inflation in the world’s largest economy eased last month, boosting expectations that the Federal Reserve will start cutting interest rates this year. The dollar initially fell against the yen, which is the currency pair…
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Asia FX muted as dollar nears 2-mth high; yen crosses intervention levels By Investing.com
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Investing.com – Most Asian currencies moved little on Thursday as traders remained largely biased towards the dollar in anticipation of more major US economic signals. The focus was also on possible government intervention in the Japanese yen, which broke above levels that had prompted government intervention in May. Sentiment towards…
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Dollar consolidates ahead of key inflation release; yen nears intervention By Investing.com
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Investing.com – The U.S. dollar was lower in early European trade on Thursday, giving up some of the previous session’s gains, while the Japanese yen fell into intervention territory. At 04:30 EDT (08:30 GMT), the dollar index, which tracks the greenback against a basket of six other currencies, was down…
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Dollar strengthens ahead of PCE data; euro weighed by political uncertainty By Investing.com
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Investing.com – The US dollar rose in early European trade on Friday, on track for its second straight quarterly gain, the euro fell and the Japanese yen remained on watch for intervention. At 04:00 ET (09:00 GMT), the U.S. dollar, which tracks the greenback against a basket of six other…
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Asia FX muted as dollar firms before PCE data; yen on intervention watch By Investing.com
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Investing.com — Most Asian currencies remained range-bound on Friday, with the dollar holding near two-month highs ahead of key inflation data likely to weigh on the Federal Reserve’s interest rate outlook. The dollar’s strength has pushed the Japanese yen further below levels traders initially expected would attract government intervention. Mixed…
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US dollar rally unlikely to be sustained going forward
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Investing.com – Demand for the U.S. dollar has picked up recently, with the dollar hovering near its highest level this year. However, the rally is unlikely to continue in the coming months, according to UBS. At 08:05 ET (12:05 GMT), the dollar index, which tracks the greenback against a basket…
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Dollar rises on hawkish Fed talk; key inflation data looms By Investing.com
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The US dollar rose on Wednesday, supported by hawkish comments from Federal Reserve officials, while declining consumer confidence weighed on the euro. At 03:35 ET (08:35 GMT), the dollar index, which tracks the greenback against a basket of six other currencies, was up 0.2% at 105.480. Dovish Fed comments boost…
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Aussie dollar jumps on inflation spike, while yen stays under pressure By Reuters
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Written by Harry Robertson and Tom Westbrook LONDON/SINGAPORE (Reuters) – The Australian dollar rose after a surprise jump in inflation on Wednesday raised the prospect of another interest rate hike, while the U.S. dollar maintained downward pressure on the Japanese yen. Moves elsewhere in the market were relatively muted as…
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Asia FX weakens as dollar steadies; yen back near intervention range By Investing.com
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Investing.com — Most Asian currencies fell on Wednesday as anticipation for key U.S. inflation data left traders largely favoring the dollar, with the Japanese yen approaching levels that sparked the latest government intervention. The Australian dollar was an outlier during the day, rising sharply after a hotter-than-expected inflation reading sparked…
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Asia FX sees some relief as dollar cools; yen firms amid intervention talk By Investing.com
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Investing.com — Most Asian currencies rose slightly on Tuesday as the recent rally in the dollar slowed, with the Japanese yen gaining some strength amid speculation about government intervention and interest rate hikes by the Bank of Japan. But sentiment towards Asian markets remained fragile due to the possibility of…
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Dollar edges higher; inflation data and political debate loom By Investing.com
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Investing.com – The US dollar rose on Tuesday, as safe havens benefited from weakness on Wall Street, although gains were limited ahead of key inflation data later in the week. At 04:20 EDT (08:20 GMT), the dollar index, which tracks the US currency against a basket of six other currencies,…
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Dollar reined in by threat of Japanese intervention, yen fragile By Reuters
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Written by Amanda Cooper LONDON (Reuters) – The dollar fell below a key 160 yen level on Tuesday, as fears of interference by Japanese officials kept traders from severely punishing the yen against any other currencies. Elsewhere, analysts said bitcoin recovered some of its losses after its worst day in…
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Dollar slips; yen briefly jumps as intervention worries linger By Reuters
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By Samuel Indyk and Ankur Banerjee LONDON (Reuters) – The dollar fell slightly on Monday but remained close to the highest level in about eight weeks, while the yen jumped briefly as it approached the 160 level that had earlier sparked verbal warnings from Japanese authorities. The yen fell to…
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Dollar slips off highs ahead of PCE data, euro sees some support By Investing.com
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Investing.com – The US dollar fell on Monday, holding on after rising to an eight-week high last week, while the euro rose despite weak German business sentiment. At 05:25 ET (09:25 GMT), the dollar index, which tracks the greenback against a basket of six other currencies, was down 0.2% at…
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Asia FX weak amid dollar strength; yen on intervention watch By Investing.com
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Investing.com — Asian currencies were mostly fragile on Monday, with the dollar holding near two-month highs, while a weak Japanese yen sparked caution about potential intervention measures by Tokyo. Sentiment towards regional markets also declined due to fears of a trade war between China and the European Union, after Chinese…
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Dollar edges higher, buoyed by monetary policy imbalance By Reuters
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Written by Laura Matthews NEW YORK (Reuters) – The dollar rose against other major currencies on Friday, hitting an eight-week high against the yen, after data showed the strength of the US economy and with the Federal Reserve’s patient approach to interest rate cuts contradicting analysts’ expectations. . Their peers…