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The NZD/USD pair has advanced as the New York session end. It has leaped up 0.43%, trading at 0.7198. Market sentiment is positive, portrayed by U. S. equity indices finishing in the green zone, with gains between 0.68% and 1.15%. The US Dollar Index, which tracks the USD’s performance against …

The IFO Institute’s Business Climate index for Germany declined to 97.7 in September, which is significantly below expectations of a 98.2 result. The unexpected drop in business sentiment was the fact that the August reading for the index released in September was revised slightly upward to 98.9 from 98.8.This forex …

The dollar fell on Monday, heading towards its lowest level in a month, as traders continued to focus on the prospects of rising interest rates and tightening monetary policy outside the United States. Currency markets were generally calm at the start of the week as traders awaited US growth data …

The dollar fell against its rival currencies and is heading towards recording the second weekly decline in a row, due to news that the debt-laden Chinese Evergrande Group avoided a default that supported the appetite for high-risk assets. Concerns about the real estate developer group, whose debt is equivalent to …

The dollar settled in early European trade on Wednesday, after an improvement in risk appetite around the world pushed up risky currencies and sent the yen to a four-year low against the dollar overnight. Most of the European stock indices rose, and the yield on US Treasury bonds for ten …

The safe-haven dollar fell on Tuesday to its lowest level in three weeks against other major currencies amid an improvement in risk appetite, as Asian stocks tracked the rise in US technology shares, and also amid signs that China’s property market problems could be contained. The Australian dollar, which is …

On Monday, the US dollar returned to a one-year high hit last week as rising inflation expectations and rising bond yields added to its appeal against its rivals, with the New Zealand dollar falling off-trend thanks to strong data, and US Treasury yields boosting Monday, continuing the trend in recent …

The dollar rose on Monday after weak economic data in China and a rise in oil prices worried investors that inflation would raise interest rates. In the Asian session, the dollar rose slightly, tracking US bond yields, halting the decline it suffered last week. It rose about 0.2 percent against …

The dollar is heading for its first weekly decline against its major peers since the beginning of last month, retreating from a one-year high as traders turned their attention to when the US Federal Reserve will start raising interest rates. The DXY dollar index, which measures the greenback against six …

Once again, on Thursday, inflation related concerns were steering investors’ decisions on picking safe haven assets away from interest bearing investments.Speaking to a virtual gathering of the Euro50 Group on Thursday, St. Louis Fed President James Bullard described the inflation trend as “concerning.”U.S. shares surged Thursday reacting to banks’ strong …