Week Ahead for FX, Bonds :  Fed, BOJ Decisions the -2-

Week Ahead for FX, Bonds : Fed, BOJ Decisions the -2-

It expects CBC to stay on hold for the rest of 2024. CBC holding rates steady relative to the Fed would likely bode well for the Taiwan dollar, said the UOB team led by head of research Suan Teck...
March 17, 2024 at 05:15 pm EDT
Bitcoin bursts above $65,000, record high comes into view

Bitcoin bursts above $65,000, record high comes into view

Bitcoin rallied to a two-year high on Monday, breaking above $65,000 as a wave of money carried it within striking distance of record levels. The price hit a session high of $65,537...
March 04, 2024 at 06:32 am EST
Dollar tentative as investors await Fed minutes

Dollar tentative as investors await Fed minutes

The U.S. dollar was steady on Wednesday as investors tempered their risk appetites ahead of the release of minutes of the Federal Reserve's policy meeting that could offer clues on the outlook for...
November 22, 2022 at 08:57 pm EST
Currencies:  Focus on Foreign Exchange Reserves

Currencies: Focus on Foreign Exchange Reserves

Unlike your collection of foreign bills, a country's foreign currency collection is both larger and more complex to manage. Your pink ceramic pig filled with Canadian dollars, Japanese yen or Indian...
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Rouble rebounds after trading suspension, Gazprom shares down

Rouble rebounds after trading suspension, Gazprom shares down

The rouble turned to gains after slipping beyond the 61 mark against the dollar on Monday, while shares in Gazprom inched lower after Russia said it had stopped gas supplies to Europe via the Nord...
September 05, 2022 at 05:51 am EDT
Analysis-Bond bear market? 'Worst year in history' for asset as inflation bites

Analysis-Bond bear market? 'Worst year in history' for asset as inflation bites

An accelerating decline in bond markets is bringing fresh pain for fixed income investors in a year when global bonds have already lost a fifth of their value....
September 02, 2022 at 12:39 am EDT
Exclusive-Bank of England will probably need to raise rates again, Ramsden says

Exclusive-Bank of England will probably need to raise rates again, Ramsden says

The Bank of England will probably have to raise interest rates further from their current 14 year-high to tackle inflation pressures that are gaining a foothold in Britain's economy, BoE Deputy...
August 09, 2022 at 02:06 am EDT
Safe haven dollar eases as risk appetite lifted by jobs data

Safe haven dollar eases as risk appetite lifted by jobs data

The dollar eased on Monday, giving back some of the gains it made following Friday's blockbuster U.S. jobs report, as investors looked ahead to Wednesday's inflation data for more clues about the...
August 08, 2022 at 10:49 am EDT
Pound struggles around $1.20 on economy worries

Pound struggles around $1.20 on economy worries

Sterling held around the $1.20 level versus the U.S. dollar on Monday as traders worried about the outlook of the British currency after recent dismal data before a widely expected U.S. interest...
July 25, 2022 at 04:43 am EDT
Steady dollar casts shadow on EM currencies as growth fears persist

Steady dollar casts shadow on EM currencies as growth fears persist

A firm dollar put pressure on emerging market currencies and stocks at the start of a new quarter on Friday as disappointing economic data from across the world cemented fears of a global...
July 01, 2022 at 06:23 am EDT
Rising rates pressuring countries' credit ratings, S&P Global warns

Rising rates pressuring countries' credit ratings, S&P Global warns

A growing group of countries are likely to see their credit ratings come under pressure as rising global interest rates hit already-stretched finances, one of the world's biggest rating agencies...
June 22, 2022 at 09:17 am EDT
Dollar resumes slide as stock markets tentatively pick up

Dollar resumes slide as stock markets tentatively pick up

The U.S. dollar resumed its slide on Monday as risk appetite across markets tentatively strengthened, supported by encouraging economic data and bets that the Federal Reserve will tighten policy...
May 30, 2022 at 09:28 am EDT
Analysis-As U.S. economy's exceptionalism fades, so does the dollar

Analysis-As U.S. economy's exceptionalism fades, so does the dollar

The dollar's rally to two-decade highs appears to have stalled, with doubts growing on whether the U.S. economy will prove as resilient and monetary policy as aggressive as previously expected....
May 25, 2022 at 09:23 am EDT
Dollar approaches 20-year highs, Fed meeting in focus

Dollar approaches 20-year highs, Fed meeting in focus

The dollar held just below a 20-year high against a basket of currencies on Monday before an expected Federal Reserve rate hike this week, with traders focused on the potential for the U.S....
May 02, 2022 at 10:10 am EDT
U.S. dollar rises to nearly two-year high on hawkish Fed comments

U.S. dollar rises to nearly two-year high on hawkish Fed comments

The U.S. dollar hit its highest in nearly two years on Tuesday, boosted by hawkish comments from Federal Reserve officials who pushed for a quick reduction in the central bank's bloated balance...
April 05, 2022 at 03:58 pm EDT
Dollar hits 6-year high vs yen as BOJ moves against rising bond yields

Dollar hits 6-year high vs yen as BOJ moves against rising bond yields

The dollar hit a six-year high versus the yen after the Bank of Japan moved to contain rising bond yields, while U.S. Treasury yields soared to new multi-year highs, highlighting a divergence between...
March 28, 2022 at 03:45 pm EDT
Bitcoin:  the end of supercycles?

Bitcoin: the end of supercycles?

Bitcoin is already 13 years old. Thirteen years of volatility and emotional roller coaster for early investors and traders. Since then, Bitcoin has matured with the entire cryptocurrency market in its...
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Exclusive-Foreign banks face bigger capital bill under draft EU plan

Exclusive-Foreign banks face bigger capital bill under draft EU plan

Foreign banks based in the European Union may have to hold more capital and liquidity under revisions to rules being considered by the bloc's member states, an EU document showed....
January 28, 2022 at 10:56 am EST
Crypto crime hit record $14 billion in 2021, research shows

Crypto crime hit record $14 billion in 2021, research shows

Crime involving cryptocurrencies hit an all-time high of $14 billion last year, blockchain researcher Chainalysis said on Thursday, a record that comes as regulators call for more powers over the...
January 06, 2022 at 04:14 am EST
Cryptocurrencies tumble as coronavirus variant shakes markets

Cryptocurrencies tumble as coronavirus variant shakes markets

LONDON -Bitcoin tumbled over 9% on Friday, dragging smaller tokens down, after the discovery of a new, potentially vaccine-resistant coronavirus variant saw investors dump riskier assets for the...
November 26, 2021 at 07:48 am EST