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Dollar Softer After Yesterday’s Fed Rate Hike

July 27, 2023

The dollar in overnight trading lost 0.6-0.7% against the New Zealand and Australian currencies, 0.5% versus the euro and Swiss franc, 0.4% relative to the Turkish lira and 0.2% vis-a-vis the Canadian dollar. Prices for Bitcoin and WTI oil are up 0.5% and 1.0%. U.S. stock futures have strengthened, and 10-year sovereign debt yields are […] More

Financial Markets Generally Quiet Ahead of FOMC Meeting and President Biden’s Speech on Wednesday

April 27, 2021

The weighted dollar is trading at its overnight low but down less than 0.1% on balance. The U.S. currency is unchanged against the euro and sterling, up 0.1% relative to the yen and 0.1% softer versus the Swiss franc. U.S. stock futures are little changed. Corporate earnings reports have been mostly solid. Share prices closed […] More

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