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British pound rose against the dollar
December 15th, 2020
The dollar traded near 2 1/2-year lows against major peers on Tuesday as demand for the safest assets flagged amid progress toward agreeing U.S. fiscal stimulus and optimism for a Brexit deal. The greenback was near its weakest since ...
Dollar loses ground, pound gains as traders eye Brexit talks
November 16th, 2020
The dollar lost ground against other major currencies on Monday, while the pound and the euro drew strength from signs that Britain and the European Union could make progress negotiationg a post-Brexit trade deal. Sentiment across markets were mixed, ...
The dollar held gains against a basket of major currencies on Thursday
October 29th, 2020
The dollar held gains against a basket of major currencies on Thursday as escalating coronavirus cases in Europe stoked investor fears that fresh lockdowns would further hit the already fragile economic recovery. The safe-haven greenback steadied against a basket ...
The dollar slipped on Monday; The Australian dollar led modest gains in Asia
June 22nd, 2020
The dollar slipped on Monday in a choppy session as investors tried to navigate their way through an unsettling rise in coronavirus infections and weigh whether it would delay an economic recovery. The Australian dollar led modest gains in ...
The dollar rises against major currencies and riskier emerging markets
March 30th, 2020
The dollar snapped a week of declines on Monday, rising against major currencies and riskier emerging markets as investors braced for a prolonged period of uncertainty while governments tightened lockdowns to fight the coronavirus. China’s offshore yuan fell after ...
Dollar dips, set for smallest annual gain in six years; The Euro rose
December 30th, 2019
The dollar was on the defensive on Monday in light year-end trading after suffering a setback in the previous session, as safe-haven demand for the greenback waned on hopes of a U.S.-China trade deal and renewed optimism about global ...
Dollar gives up gains against most major currencies
September 20th, 2019
The dollar drifted lower on Friday after central banks in Switzerland and the UK refrained from following the Federal Reserve in cutting rates, and risk appetites ebbed on caution about U.S-China trade talks. Sterling hits two-month high on Brexit ...
Yen gains but yuan, Aussie dip as U.S.-China trade war escalates
May 13th, 2019
The safe-haven yen edged higher and the Chinese yuan and Australian dollar dipped early on Monday after the latest escalation in the trade war between the United States and China. The world’s two biggest economies appeared at a deadlock ...
Dollar rose against most other currencies
February 11th, 2019
The dollar rose against most other currencies on Monday, holding near a six-week high as fresh worries about U.S.-Sino trade tensions and global growth drove appetite for safe-haven assets. “U.S.-China talks are the big focus for the week and ...
US dollar drifted lower against its most major counterparts
December 28th, 2018
The US dollar drifted lower against its most major counterparts in the European session on Thursday, with political uncertainty in the US and global economic growth worries denting sentiment. With the shutdown entering the sixth day on Thursday, President ...