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The US Dollar (USD) is close to ending August as its fourth consecutive month of losses, marking its worst performance in August in five years. Consecutive losses are taking the USD to levels not seen in 2018, according to a recent report by Reuters. The Dollar Index (DXY), which measures …

The dollar is heading to record a loss for the fourth consecutive month after a shift in the US Federal Reserve’s policy on inflation, while the euro is poised to record a fourth month of gains, which puts the two currencies at levels not seen since 2018. Investors are adapting …

FX option expiries for Aug 31 NY cut at 10:00 Eastern Time, via DTCC, can be found below. – EUR/USD: EUR amounts 1.1750 536m1.1800 1.1bn1.1900 1.4bn  – GBP/USD: GBP amounts         1.3250 272m – USD/JPY: USD amounts          104.50 378m105.00 754m105.25 575m105.75 457m106.00 438m

The New Zealand Dollar (NZD) expanded its gains on Friday, with most gains seen against the US Dollar (USD), following recent remarks by the US Federal Reserve that showed tolerance towards inflation going above the 2% target. This comes two week after the Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) increased …

The Canadian Dollar (CAD) rose against the US Dollar (USD) on Thursday to its highest level in around seven month. The USD/CAD pair is trading lower by 0.15% at 1.31249, after trading earlier as low as 1.3101, its lowest level since mid-January. The CAD gave up some of its earlier …

European stocks closed lower on Thursday, after the recent speech of the United States Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. The Stoxx Europe 600 index declined by 0.58% and closed at 370.96 points. The UK’s FTSE100 index settled lower by 0.75% at 5,999.99. Meanwhile, the French CAC40 and the German DAX …

The dollar remains near its lowest level in a week which it reached earlier Thursday 27 August, before a speech by US Fed Chairman Jerome Powell is expected to hint that the bank will adjust its policy framework to help raise inflation. Powell is scheduled to deliver his speech at …

The Mexican economy has recorded its worst drop on record during the second quarter of 2020, due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Mexico’s gross domestic product (GDP) contracted by 17.1% on a quarterly basis during Q2 and by 18.7% on an annual basis. Mexican GDP is expected to …

The British pound rallied on Tuesday as the US dollar weakened and investors ignored an unexpected drop in monthly retail sales data in Britain. The dollar fell after investors returned to riskier currencies while a successful phone call between the United States’ top trade officials and China sparked a positive …

The dollar and euro were cautious in trading on Wednesday, August 26th, with dealers reluctance to make risky bets ahead of an important speech by US Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell. In light of growing expectations that Powell will unveil a more tolerant policy towards inflation at the annual Jackson …