Wall Street droops, dollar edges back after bumper Fed cut
Major stock indexes closed with modest losses and the dollar gained ground in choppy trading on Wednesday after the U.S.
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Major stock indexes closed with modest losses and the dollar gained ground in choppy trading on Wednesday after the U.S.
September 18, 2024U.S. stocks advanced on Friday and gold continued to hit record highs as investors looked to whether the Federal Reserve might move more aggressively to cut rates at its
September 13, 2024The euro rose against the dollar on Thursday after the European Central Bank lowered interest rates and ECB president Christine
September 11, 2024The U.S. dollar was mixed overall on Wednesday in choppy trading after data showed underlying inflation in the world's largest economy
September 10, 2024The dollar rose in volatile trading on Friday after data showed U.S. employment grew less than expected in August, but indicated only a steady slowdown in the
September 05, 2024The dollar slipped against most major currencies on Wednesday after July U.S. job openings data signaled a softening labor market, tilting the odds further in
September 03, 2024The dollar edged down on Monday but remained within striking distance of its highest level in almost two weeks as investors' focus moved to a U.S. jobs report due at the
September 01, 2024The U.S. dollar gained on Friday after data showed a key inflation measure came in line with forecasts, while personal spending and income increased,
August 30, 2024The U.S. dollar rallied from an eight-month low on Monday, while the yen rose against most currencies, as geopolitical tension in the Middle East
August 25, 2024The dollar rebounded from a 13-month low against the euro on Thursday before Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is due to speak on Friday and as the greenback’s
August 21, 2024The dollar fell to a more than one-year low against the euro and sterling on Wednesday after data showed employers added 818,000 fewer jobs in the year to March than
August 21, 2024Japan's Nikkei 225 share average will extend its recovery from the worst sell-off in 37 years during the rest of 2024 before pushing to an all-time high by the end
August 20, 2024The dollar fell against the yen on Friday, and was softer against other peers as traders took profits and investors sifted through economic data to gauge the
August 15, 2024The dollar was off a one-week high against other major currencies on Friday, capping off a turbulent few days as traders digested a drop in U.S. jobless claims and
August 09, 2024A closely followed global equities index jumped more than 1% on Thursday after lower-than-expected weekly U.S. unemployment claims calmed
August 08, 2024The U.S. dollar dropped to a four-month low on Friday after a weaker-than-expected employment report for July raised expectations that the Federal Reserve will
August 01, 2024Japanese authorities spent 5.53 trillion yen ($36.8 billion)intervening in the foreign exchange market this month to pull the yen off 38-year lows, official data
July 31, 2024The dollar held steady on Monday as traders braced for an avalanche of market events featuring midweek policy
July 29, 2024A gauge of global stocks climbed for the first time in four sessions on Friday as equities steadied after a sharp selloff and U.S. economic data showed an
July 26, 2024The U.S. dollar was slightly higher on Monday in quiet trading overall, as investors digested U.S.
July 21, 2024The dollar dipped on Wednesday after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell indicated that the U.S. central bank is getting closer to cutting interest rates but wants to see
July 10, 2024The dollar gained on Tuesday after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell acknowledged progress in inflation and a cooling job market, but did not give a clear signal that
July 09, 2024Asian stocks slumped on Friday, tracking tech-led declines on Wall Street overnight after hotter-than-forecast U.S. inflation knocked back bets for how soon and
March 15, 2024The yen sank to a 38-year low against the U.S. dollar and a record trough versus the euro on Wednesday, as the Japanese unit continued its downward
July 03, 2024The euro slipped on Monday, but came off of overnight lows against the dollar after France's election pointed to a hung parliament.
July 08, 2024