Category: fourmonth
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Dollar hits four-month low as weak US jobs data boosts rate cut bets By Reuters
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By Karen Brittl NEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S. dollar fell to a four-month low on Friday after a weaker-than-expected July employment report raised expectations the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates by 50 basis points in September as the economy deteriorates. Employers added 114,000 jobs, missing expectations for a…
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Gaza optimism lifts shekel to four-month strongest against dollar
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A report in the Washington Post about the possibility of a ceasefire in Gaza sent the shekel soaring and pushed the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange to near record levels. The shekel rose today against the US dollar and the euro. In late morning interbank trading, the shekel fell against the…