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August 14, 2018

Turkish lira pulls back from record low, markets rattled

Turkey’s lira pulled back from a record low of 7.24 to the dollar on Monday after the central bank pledged to provide liquidity, but it...

July 3, 2018

China Will Halt a Disorderly Yuan Slide – Morgan Stanley

China is not using yuan depreciation as a tool in its trade conflict with the U.S., and will likely step in to avert any disorderly...

FILE PHOTO - A woman holds new 200 and 2,000 rouble banknotes in a bank in Moscow, Russia November 21, 2017. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov

April 10, 2018

Russia’s ruble, Rusal, Sberbank take hits as US sanctions bite

Russia’s ruble suffered its biggest daily fall in over three years on Monday and stocks in major Russian companies also slid, as investors reacted to...

March 21, 2018

Sterling drops as inflation slows more than expected

Sterling fell against the dollar on Tuesday after UK inflation slowed more than forecast in February, the first of several sets of data in a...

January 23, 2018

Euro stronger ahead of ECB meeting; dollar index weak

The euro rose against the U.S. dollar on Monday, just shy of the three-year high touched last week, as market participants awaited the outcome of...

November 21, 2017

Dollar near 1-week high; euro drops on German political risk

The dollar touched its highest against a basket of major currencies in nearly a week on Monday as the euro weakened on political risks linked...

A two Euro coin is pictured next to a one Pound coin in an illustration taken March 16, 2016. REUTERS/Phil Noble/Illustration

November 15, 2017

Sterling hits four-week low vs euro

Sterling slipped to its lowest in almost four weeks against a broadly stronger euro on Tuesday, after lower-than-expected UK inflation data weakened the case for...

November 13, 2017

Pound Slides as Brexit Woes Increase

The pound slumped as much as 1 percent as political developments in the U.K. cast a shadow on Prime Minister Theresa May’s ability to push...

U.S. dollar bank notes are seen in a bank in Budapest August 8, 2011. REUTERS/Bernadett Szabo

October 17, 2017

Dollar up as selloff pauses, inflation in focus

The U.S. dollar gained slightly on Monday as investors repositioned after disappointing inflation data on Friday sent the greenback to its lowest levels in more...

An employee of a bank counts US dollar notes at a branch in Hanoi, Vietnam May 16, 2016. REUTERS/Kham

October 6, 2017

Dollar gains as data shows growing U.S. economy

The U.S. dollar gained on Thursday as data pointed to solid U.S. growth, though the dollar index held under seven-week highs due to caution over...

October 3, 2017

Soaring U.S. yields pushes dollar up for second day

The dollar climbed for a second consecutive day on Tuesday as a strong reading for U.S. manufacturing activity pushed bond yields higher, prompting investors to...

September 27, 2017

Sterling slips for a 3rd day as economy worries weigh

Sterling fell for a third consecutive day on Tuesday as investors took profits on a recent bounce and worried about the weakening performance of the...

September 18, 2017

Sterling Vulnerable as May Poised to Outline Brexit Strategy

The pound’s rally, spurred by the Bank of England’s hawkish rhetoric, may be vulnerable to heightened sensitivity to economic data and Brexit uncertainty this week....

August 4, 2017

Dollar dips after U.S. services sector data disappoints

The dollar fell against the yen, euro and Swiss franc on Thursday after weaker-than-expected U.S. services sector data worried investors ahead of jobs data and...

July 3, 2017

Dollar posts biggest quarterly drop in nearly 7 years

The U.S. dollar recovered slightly on Friday, but posted its biggest quarterly decline against a basket of rival currencies in nearly seven years after hawkish...