Category: Forex

Dollar Mired Near 2-month Low After Jobs Jolt; RBNZ Boosts Kiwi

LONDON—The dollar wallowed near two-month lows on Wednesday after weak data supported the view that the Federal Reserve may not need to raise rates much further, while the New Zealand dollar hit two-month highs after a larger-than expected rate hike. With the all-important U.S. monthly employment report just two days away, activity across the market…


Pound Hits Highest Since June, Euro up as Dollar Under Pressure

LONDON/SINGAPORE—The pound rose to a new 10-month high against the dollar on Tuesday, and the euro reached its highest in two months, as the greenback continued to be hurt by market bets that the end of the U.S. rate-hiking cycle is near. Sterling reached $1.2475, its highest since June 2022, and was last just below…


Euro Rises as Eurozone Countries Report Inflation Data

LONDON/SINGAPORE—The euro was set for its best week since mid January on Friday ahead of inflation data that will shape the ECB’s interest rate plans, while investor expectations U.S. rates are near peaking meant the dollar headed for a second consecutive quarterly loss. The European common currency was at $1.0883, down 0.2 percent on the…


Euro, Dollar Steady as Bank Fears Recede, Inflation in Focus

LONDON—The U.S. dollar and euro steadied on Thursday as concerns over the banking sector receded, while investors switched focus to inflation for more hints on central banks’ next rate moves. Inflation data from German states, used to calculate a preliminary inflation figure for the eurozone’s largest economy due at 1200 GMT, have started to come…


Dollar Steadies in Uneasy Market Calm

TOKYO/LONDON—The dollar edged up against most major peers on Wednesday, steadying after recent declines, and gaining sharply against the yen which was volatile as the end of the Japanese fiscal year approaches. The dollar index, which tracks the currency against six peers, gained 0.15 percent to 102.64. It has fallen for the past two sessions,…


Dollar Slips as Banking Sector Fears Ease, Yen Climbs

LONDON/TOKYO—The U.S. dollar fell slightly on Tuesday as receding fears of a full-blown banking crisis slowed demand for so-called safe haven assets. The yen rallied, despite traditionally also being a safe haven, with analysts pointing to a pick-up in flows ahead of the end of Japan’s fiscal year on Friday. The dollar fell as low…


Dollar Steady as Banking Worries Keep Investors on Edge

SINGAPORE/LONDON—The dollar was steady on Monday, while the yen hovered near its seven-week peak as investors assessed moves made by authorities and regulators to rein in worries over the global banking system. The dollar index, which measures the currency against six rivals, rose 0.06 percent at 103.05, having gained 0.5 percent on Friday amid banking…


Nervousness Over Banks Sends Euro 1 Percent Lower Despite PMI

LONDON—The euro fell sharply against a strengthening dollar on Friday amid nervousness over banks, with better-than expected economic data failing to lift sentiment. Flash Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) data failed to lift the single currency as sentiment in markets were fragile with European banks falling 5.3 percent. S&P Global’s flash Composite Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI),…


Dollar Falls for 6th Day as Fed Signals Rate-Hike Pause

LONDON/SINGAPORE—The dollar headed for its longest losing streak in 2–1/2 years on Thursday after the Federal Reserve sounded close to calling time on interest rate hikes, while the Swiss franc edged higher after the central bank pushed ahead with another hike. The Fed raised its benchmark funds rate by 25 basis points, as expected, but…


Dollar Eases as Investors Ponder Outlook for Fed Rates

LONDON—The dollar held around five-week lows on Wednesday, before the conclusion of the Federal Reserve’s policy meeting at which investors will be looking for any insight on what might happen with interest rates given the turmoil in the banking sector. Markets show a quarter-point rise in U.S. rates is the most likely outcome, but investors…