By Stanley White TOKYO (Reuters) – The dollar traded near a three-week low versus the yen on Friday before a U.S. employment report expected to show a slowdown in job creation, highlighting concerns about the health of the world’s largest economy. The U.S. currency also nursed losses against the euro and the pound after Bloomberg […]

By Hideyuki Sano TOKYO (Reuters) – Oil exporter currencies held firm while the dollar found broad support as recent attacks on Saudi oil facilities and the threat of military action in the region kept crude prices kept prices elevated. “Aside from big moves in oil prices, currencies and bonds are relatively calm, as investors are […]

LONDON (Reuters) – Sterling dived on Wednesday as concerns rose that the United Kingdom may be headed for a disruptive no-deal Brexit after Prime Minister Boris Johnson moved to restrict parliamentary time before Oct. 31. Johnson said on Wednesday he would schedule a Queen’s Speech for Oct. 14 in order to launch new legislation. He […]

(This story corrects 5th paragraph to read that a state bank was seen in the market, not two foreign banks) By Winni Zhou and Andrew Galbraith SHANGHAI/SINGAPORE (Reuters) – China’s state banks have been active in the onshore yuan forwards market this week, using swaps to tighten dollar supply and support the Chinese currency, four […]

By Stanley White TOKYO (Reuters) – The dollar neared a three-week high against a basket of major currencies on Wednesday as investors continued to unwind bets on deep U.S. interest rate cuts, pushing Treasury yields higher. Further gains in the greenback depend on the tone Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell strikes during two days of […]

By Tommy Wilkes LONDON (Reuters) – The U.S. dollar rose to a two-week high on Monday after strong economic data last week led investors to reassess whether the Federal Reserve will sound as dovish as expected at this week’s monetary policy meeting. Broader currency markets were quiet, as traders hesitated to put on large positions […]

By Saikat Chatterjee LONDON (Reuters) – The dollar held above a recent two-and-a-half-month low on Tuesday as bets on an interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve increased, although investors were wary of selling aggressively before a Group of 20 summit this month. Markets are only pricing in about a 20% chance of a rate […]

ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey’s lira firmed nearly 1% on Thursday on expectations that ties with Washington will improve after the two presidents discussed Ankara’s purchase of Russian S-400 missile defense systems during a call. The lira was down as much as 14% this year due in part to growing friction between the NATO allies and […]

By Daniel Leussink TOKYO (Reuters) – The dollar was on track on Friday to post a small weekly loss after coming off two-year highs on lower U.S. yields as investors feared the Sino-U.S. trade dispute will hurt the U.S. economy more than previously thought. Another factor keeping the greenback down was rising expectations the Federal […]

By Saikat Chatterjee LONDON (Reuters) – The Australian dollar surged on Monday and is on track for its biggest rise this year as investors cheered a shock election win by Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s conservative coalition, though mixed global stocks broadly weighed on risk appetite. The Aussie was last up 0.9% at $0.6926, having bounced […]