The U.S. Dollar (USD) narrowed its daily gains on Friday but remained in the positive territory against major currencies on the back of a rise in Treasury bond yields. The Dollar Index (DXY), which measures the greenback against a basket of six currencies, is up by 0.13% at 92.18, after …
Read More »USD/JPY Rises on Treasury Yield Gains
The U.S. Dollar (USD) rose against the Japanese Yen (JPY) on Friday supported by the rising Treasury bond yields, The benchmark 10-year U.S. Treasury bond yield is up by about three basis points at 1.66% after declining on Thursday, amid expectations of a rise in inflation following the release of …
Read More »USD Falls to Lowest Level in Two Weeks
The U.S. Dollar (USD) declined on Thursday to near its lowest level in about two weeks, as the market digests the minutes of the Federal Reserve March meeting, which was published yesterday. The Dollar Index (DXY) is down by 0.34% for the day at 92.14, after touching a daily low …
Read More »XAU/USD Near Two-Week Peaks
Gold rose and reached peaks during the early European session today, with the bulls making a fresh attempt to break a strong barrier near $1.745-46. After falling yesterday, the yellow metal managed to regain some positive momentum on Thursday and the US dollar tried to take advantage of the modest …
Read More »USD and Wall Street Rise Following Fed’s Meeting Minutes
The U.S. Dollar (USD) rebounded on Wednesday, following the release of the latest Federal Reserve meeting minutes, as Treasury bond yields rose. This led the greenback to recover from its lowest level in about two weeks and achieve daily gains. The Dollar Index (DXY), which measures the greenback’s performance against …
Read More »Erdogan Pledges to Reduce The Interest Rate to Less Than 10%, Turkish Lira Declining
The Turkish lira lost about 13% of its value within two weeks due to the dismissal of the Turkish President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, to the former central bank governor, Naji Iqbal, after the latter raised the interest to 19%, with the aim of tightening monetary policy, controlling inflation rates, and …
Read More »USD Continues to Decline Abolishing Earlier Gains
The U.S. Dollar (USD) continued to decline on Tuesday since the beginning of today’s American session, after registering some gains and fluctuations during the Asian and European trading hours. The Dollar Index (DXY), which measures the greenback’s performance against a basket of six major international currencies, is down by 0.21% …
Read More »NZD/USD Trimmed Gains
The New Zealand Dollar (NZD) witnessed huge losses on Monday, as the US Dollar (USD) rebounded as Investors are turning to safety. After rising to its higher level in a year and a half by the end of last week, the NZD/USD pair erased its gains earlier today. This is …
Read More »USD Declines as Risk Appetite Improves
The U.S. Dollar (USD) declined on Monday against its major rivals, as positive economic data encouraged risk appetite and reduced demand for safe havens. Accordingly, the greenback turned to the negative side in favor of riskier assets. The Dollar Index (DXY), which measures the USD’s performance against a basket of …
Read More »Turkey: Inflation Rate Jumps 16% Higher in March
Turkey’s annual inflation rose to more than 16% in March for the first time since mid-2019, according to Monday’s data, which means pressure builds on new central bank governor Şahap Kavcıoğlu to maintain a hawkish policy after his surprise appointment. Consumer prices rose 16.19% year-on-year, higher than 16.11% in a …
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