Dollar hits five-year high vs yen as Fed rate bets lift U.S. yields
The U.S. dollar reached its strongest level in nearly five years against the Japanese yen on Tuesday, lifted by a jump in Treasury yields as traders bet on an early Federal Reserve interest rate hike despite surging COVID-19 cases.
Turkish business group calls for an end to Erdogan’s low-rates policy
Turkey’s largest business group urged President Tayyip Erdogan’s government on Saturday to abandon a monetary policy based on low rates that has prompted a crash in the lira, and called for a return to “rules of economic science”.
Dollar shines, euro droops as Omicron spreads while Fed hawks circle
The U.S. dollar hovered near the highest since July of last year against major peers on Monday after a Federal Reserve official signaled a first pandemic-era interest rate hike could come as early as March.
StanChart fined $61.5 mln for misreporting liquidity position
The Bank of England said on Monday it was fining Standard Chartered (STAN.L) 46.55 million pounds ($61.51 million) for misreporting its liquidity position to the regulator and for failings in its controls.
Analysis: Valuing Argentina’s peso: It could cost the Peronists an election
Argentina’s embattled currency could cost the ruling Peronist party an election – and its key majority in the Senate.
Analysis: China’s silence on yuan’s swift gains keeps markets buzzing
As China’s yuan climbs rapidly to its strongest levels in six years against the currencies of the country’s trading partners, a notable absence of concern and intervention by the authorities is unnerving investors.
Stocks Rebound, Treasuries Fall Ahead of Jobs Report
Stocks rebounded from Monday’s rout and Treasuries fell as investors assessed the state of the economy before a key payroll report Friday. An ISM reading on the U.S. services sector activity came in better than expected Tuesday, likely keeping the Fed on track to announce a pullback in bond-buying. The gains helped ease concerns of […]
Yen sinks, Aussie climbs as Evergrande contagion fears recede
TOKYO, Sept 27 (Reuters) – The safe-haven yen sank to its lowest in nearly three months on Monday, while the risk-sensitive Australian dollar continued to recover from an almost one-month low, as fears of widespread contagion from China Evergrande Group (3333. HK) receded. The yen also fell as higher U.S. yields attracted Japanese investor money while rising […]
Surging COVID-19 cases dampen U.S. consumer confidence, house prices post record gains
U.S. consumer confidence fell to a six-month low in August as worries about soaring COVID-19 infections and higher inflation dimmed the outlook for the economy.
Analysis: Powell’s wait-and-see speech reassures some investors
U.S. Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s wait-and-see approach in a much-anticipated address on Friday gave investors and market participants some reassurance that the central bank’s extraordinary efforts to prop up the economy were likely to support riskier assets a while longer.
