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Oil prices jump 7% to top $102/ bbl ahead of US blockade on IranOil prices jumped back above $100 a barrel on Monday as the U.S. Navy prepared to block ships to and from Iran via the Strait of Hormuz in ...- Japan bonds tread water ahead of expected BOJ rate hike this weekThe BOJ's closely watched quarterly "tankan" survey, released on Monday, showed sentiment hitting a four-year high among big manufacturers,...
- Yen on back foot as Japan PM touts slow rate hikes, Aussie rises after jobs dataThe yen weakened against the euro and dollar as Japan's new premier signaled a preference for low interest rates, while the Australian doll...
- Dollar holds near 3-week high before CPI; bitcoin eases back from record peakThe dollar held firm near a three-week high as investors awaited U.S. inflation data, crucial for gauging the Federal Reserve's monetary po...
- Dollar wallows near 3-1/2-year low as Fed cuts, Trump bill in focusThe US dollar is near its lowest since February 2022. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell hinted at possible rate cuts. Donald Trump's spen...
- Dollar steadies with trade talks in frame after sliding on cooler US inflationThe U.S. dollar stabilized after a significant overnight decline, spurred by softer-than-expected U.S. inflation data, strengthening the ar...
- Japan's Nikkei ekes out gain in countdown to Trump tariffsJapan's Nikkei share average ended Wednesday with a small rise after swinging between gains and losses, as traders positioned for U.S. Pres...
- Dollar slumps to 8-week low vs yen as trade war risk recedesThe U.S. dollar fell to an eight-week low against the yen and hovered near a one-month low versus sterling as trade war fears eased. The ma...
- Japan's Nikkei slips as yen gains; higher bond yields lift banksThe broader Topix, with its lower proportion of tech companies and other exporters, advanced 0.64%. A sub-index of value shares rallied 0.9...
- Dollar hovers near 8-week low as payrolls test loomsThe U.S. dollar index remained stable near 104.13, hinting at a potential 0.5% decline for the week due to expectations of Fed rate cuts. T...
- Yen gives up ground vs dollar following surge on suspected interventionThe dollar was 0.9% higher at 155.98 yen as of 0100 GMT, retracing about half of its late Wednesday surge from around 157.55 to exactly 153...
- Asian stocks follow Wall Street higher amid debt ceiling optimismThe Wall Street Journal reports that the United States and its key political allies are close to a deal to raise the debt ceiling and avert...
- Dollar sinks versus yen with US yields depressed after CPIThe US dollar fell again versus the yen as US Treasury yields slid on the back of low inflation figures calming fears of further rate incre...
- Nikkei drops most in 3 mths as BOJ decision drags bank sharesThe Nikkei stock market in Japan fell 1.67% on Friday, after the central bank's decision to maintain stimulus settings hurt their profit ou...
- Japan's Nikkei scales 3-month peak on Wall Street's lead; tech paces gainsChipmaking equipment giant Tokyo Electron was the Nikkei's biggest support, providing 50 of the index's 310-point surge with its 3.1% advan...
- Dollar sinks to 3-month low vs yen as Powell says Fed to go slowThe dollar index - which measures the currency against six major peers including the yen and euro - extended Wednesday's more than 1% drop ...
- Yen weakens further past 150 per dollar, pound falls on UK turmoilSterling was also on the back foot, falling 0.8% to a weekly low of $1.11535 as Britain's ruling Conservative party began scrambling to pic...
- Dollar firm vs Aussie, euro on heightened recession worriesThe global safety bid was driven by a raft of weak world economic indicators. On Monday, data showed U.S. single-family homebuilders' confi...
- Dollar extends gains against yen as big Fed hike bets ramp upTraders currently see a 73.5% probability the Fed continues the pace of 75 basis-point interest-rate increases for its next policy decision...
- Bitcoin jumps after apparent Janet Yellen statement quells US clampdown fearsIn a statement that briefly appeared on the Treasury website before it was taken down, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said a still-pending...
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