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On Monday there was a decline in crude oil futures, as the broad strengthening of the U.S. dollar weighed on demand for the commodity...
The U.S. dollar was broadly stronger, hitting a four-year high against a basket of currencies, a six-year peak against the yen and a 13-month high against the New Zealand dollar...
The sterling was almost unchanged against its stronger US counterpart on Monday, trading close to two week lows as investors looked ahead to a series of economic reports later in the week...
European stocks were little changed as investors awaited data on American personal spending and income, as well as pending home sales, to gauge the timing of any Federal Reserve interest-rate increases. U.S. stock futures and Asian shares dropped...
The Australian dollar fell to eight-month lows against the greenback on Monday. The New Zealand dollar also dropped against its US counterpart to new one-year lows, as demand for the greenback remained supported by data showing that the U.S...
Monday, September 29 The U.K. is to release a report on net lending, while Germany and Spain are to issue preliminary data on consumer price inflation, which accounts for the majority of overall inflation...
Bloomberg: Asian stocks fell on losses in Hong Kong due to pro-democracy disorders in the city. The greenback extended gains and Standard & Poor’s 500 Index futures descended as U.S. economic data prompted the outlook for higher interest rates...
Gold headed for the first weekly increase this month as a retreat in global equities and tensions in the Middle East boosted demand for a protection of wealth, countering expectations for higher U.S. borrowing costs...
Asian stocks dropped, with the regional index heading for a third straight weekly loss, after the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index dropped the most in almost two months. The dollar rallied with sovereign bonds as the cost of insuring debt against default climbed...
The US currency remained close to four-year highs against a basket of other major currencies on Thursday, after data showed that U.S. jobless claims rose less than expected last week and as expectations for an early U.S. rate hike continued to support...