Today: November 13, 2024
Today: November 13, 2024

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Dollar holds firm ahead of US inflation, bitcoin targets fresh highs

The U.S. dollar held near a 6-1/2-month peak against major peers and bitcoin was solidly poised just below record highs on Wednesday as markets sized up so-called

Dollar holds firm ahead of US inflation, bitcoin targets fresh highs
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Analysis-Kishida's NISA bet is paying off, just not for Japanese stocks

Japan's big tax break to incentivise its citizens to funnel some of the trillions of yen held in cash into stock market investments and boost the

Analysis-Kishida's NISA bet is paying off, just not for Japanese stocks
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Dollar higher against euro as Fed minutes support

The dollar rose against the euro on Wednesday after minutes of the last Fed meeting showed officials acknowledging disappointment over recent inflation

Dollar higher against euro as Fed minutes support
Asia|Economy|Finance

Japan's novel FX intervention throws off investors

Japanese official buying to defend the yen is fast becoming a standard feature of the FX landscape in 2024, but authorities in Tokyo have

Japan's novel FX intervention throws off investors
Business|Economy|Finance

Japanese flows and yen show markets recovering from BOJ scare

Japanese investment data on Friday confirmed what the sliding yen had been pointing to all week, that after a scary burst of turmoil global investors were

Japanese flows and yen show markets recovering from BOJ scare
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US dollar advances on month-end demand; focus on economic data

The U.S. dollar gained on Wednesday due to month-end buying and technical factors after recent declines that pushed it to its weakest in more than a

US dollar advances on month-end demand; focus on economic data
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Japan stocks rally as yen tumbles after coalition drubbing

Japanese stocks rose on Monday as the yen careened to a three-month low after Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's coalition lost its parliamentary

Japan stocks rally as yen tumbles after coalition drubbing
Business|Election|Finance|Stock Markets|US

Dollar drops as Fed cuts rates, traders unwind some Trump trades

The dollar held onto earlier losses on Thursday after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell failed to offer any strong clues that the U.S. central bank

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Dollar rebounds after weak jobs data; traders eye US election

The dollar rose against the euro and rebounded against most major currencies on Friday after traders digested data showing U.S. job growth

Dollar rebounds after weak jobs data; traders eye US election
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Dollar falls against yen, US data leaves rate cut hopes intact

The dollar fell against the yen on Thursday, after the Bank of Japan's less dovish remarks and U.S. data suggested upward price pressures

Dollar falls against yen, US data leaves rate cut hopes intact
Economy|Finance|US

Dollar continues rally, hits 3-month high vs yen

The dollar climbed above 153 against the yen for the first time in nearly three months on Wednesday on U.S. economic strength and an expected divergence among

Dollar continues rally, hits 3-month high vs yen
Asia|Business|Finance|Stock Markets

Japanese shares end choppy day higher as BOJ deputy seeks to soothe markets

Japanese shares ended higher on Wednesday in a rollercoaster week of double-digit losses and gains that led the Bank of Japan's deputy governor to reassure investors

Japanese shares end choppy day higher as BOJ deputy seeks to soothe markets
Asia|Business|Finance|Stock Markets

Japanese shares rally hard after biggest sell-off since 1987 Black Monday crash

Japanese stocks rebounded sharply on Tuesday from the previous session's searing sell-off and double-digit losses as Federal Reserve comments and data gave investors

Japanese shares rally hard after biggest sell-off since 1987 Black Monday crash
Asia|Business|Economy|Finance|Stock Markets

What the BOJ's reduced bond buying will mean for markets

The Bank of Japan (BOJ) is expected to unveil details of a quantitative tightening (QT) plan at its monetary policy meeting next week, aimed at reducing its holdings

What the BOJ's reduced bond buying will mean for markets
Business|Economy|Finance|Stock Markets|US

Dollar weakness supports pound and euro, elections in focus

The pound and the euro gained against the dollar on Thursday after weak U.S. economic data sent the greenback lower the previous day, as voting

Dollar weakness supports pound and euro, elections in focus
Business|Economy|Finance

Dollar pares losses as Fed officials project only one rate cut this year

The dollar dropped on Wednesday after data showed that consumer prices in May rose less than economists expected, but pared losses after updated interest rate

Dollar pares losses as Fed officials project only one rate cut this year
Business|Economy|Finance|Stock Markets|US

Dollar softens after claims data, pound recovers from BoE-led low

The dollar weakened against most currencies on Thursday after economic data showed more signs of softening in the U.S. labor market, while the pound rebounded

Dollar softens after claims data, pound recovers from BoE-led low
Business|Economy|Finance

Yen tumbles as markets on alert for Japan action; dollar falls after data

The yen dropped to multi-year lows against the U.S. dollar and euro on Tuesday, keeping investors on heightened Japanese intervention watch ahead of

Yen tumbles as markets on alert for Japan action; dollar falls after data
Asia|Economy|Finance|News

Analysis-The yen has a yield problem the BOJ can't easily fix

As the yen plumbs three-decade lows and pressure grows on Japan to intervene or make monetary policy changes, traders figure there is not much Tokyo can do to reverse

Analysis-The yen has a yield problem the BOJ can't easily fix
Economy|Finance|News|US

Dollar steady as markets assess higher-than-expected US CPI

The dollar held steady against peer currencies on Friday, as investors weighed higher-than-expected U.S. consumer price inflation against market bets that the Federal

Dollar steady as markets assess higher-than-expected US CPI

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