The Swiss Franc (CHF) surged against the declining U.S. Dollar (USD) on Thursday, amid a broad decline by the greenback that followed the release of the Federal Reserve policy statement. The Fed vowed to maintain its current accommodative policy, keeping interest rates and asset purchases unchanged, and expecting to hold …
Read More »USD Extends Losses and Nears Six-Week Low
A day after the U.S. Federal Reserve decided to maintain its current policy unchanged in support of economic recovery, the U.S. Dollar (USD) continues to hit multiple-week fresh lows against major currencies on Thursday. The Dollar Index (DXY) that measures the greenback against a basket of six major international currencies …
Read More »Pfizer Expects Coronavirus Vaccine Sales to Exceed $33.5 Billion This Year
US drugmaker Pfizer raised its forecast for sales of its 2021 vaccine against COVID-19 by 29% to $33.5 billion. The company said it believed people would need a third dose of the vaccine it developed with its German partner BioNTech to maintain a high degree of protection against the virus. …
Read More »Russia’s Novatek’s Second-Quarter Profit More Than Doubles
Novatek, Russia’s largest liquefied natural gas producer, said Wednesday, July 28, that its net profit more than doubled to 99.3 billion rubles ($1.35 billion), citing a recovery in oil and gas prices and production volumes. Revenue jumped 83.7% to 264.5 billion rubles.
Read More »How the USD Responded to the Fed Decision and Policy Statement
The U.S. Dollar (USD) showed a fluctuating performance on Wednesday, with the markets focusing on the Federal Reserve policy decision and statement. The greenback began moving downwards in early trades in the American session, erasing most of its daily gains during the European session that also saw some fluctuations, but …
Read More »USD Moving Downwards Ahead of Fed Statement
The U.S. Dollar (USD) is on a downwards trend ahead of the release of the Federal Reserve policy statement, as the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting concludes. The Dollar Index (DXY) that measures the greenback against a basket of six major international currencies remains in the positive territory but …
Read More »USD Maintaining Negative Performance for Second Day
The U.S. Dollar (USD) continues to fluctuate after logging another loss against major peers on Tuesday, as risk appetite took a blow from concerns over the coronavirus Delta variant and losses across stock markets. The greenback declined on Tuesday, for the second consecutive session, with the Dollar Index (DXY) falling …
Read More »Dollar on a Slide and Wall Street Rise Ahead of Fed Meeting
The Dollar Index (DXY) finished Monday on a lower note, amid anticipation for the upcoming policy meeting by the U.S. Federal Reserve. The index, which measures the performance of the U.S. Dollar (USD) against a basket of six major international currencies settled at 92.649, losing 0.28% on a daily basis, …
Read More »CAD Limits Losses After Retail Sales Data
The Canadian Dollar (CAD) is showing a mixed but mostly negative performance against the U.S. Dollar (USD) on Friday after data showed a better than expected slump in Canadian retail sales. In addition, with improving daily performance by oil futures, the Canadian is gaining relative support as a commodity currency …
Read More »Dollar Fluctuates in Positive Territory
The U.S. Dollar (USD) is trading higher on Friday, maintaining a mostly positive performance against other currencies, in the absence of major economic data in the United States, other than the IHS Markit PMI. The flash U.S. Composite Output Index declined to 59.7 in July, down from 63.7 in June, …
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