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The dollar experienced a slight decline on Wednesday, despite remaining near its highest level in two weeks. This was supported by factors such as rising US Treasury yields and caution in risk appetite, impacting Wall Street. Trading activity was relatively thin in Asia due to the holiday in Japan. The …

The dollar faced a decline on Wednesday, reaching its lowest level in five months, while the euro touched a four-month high. Market sentiment was driven by expectations of an imminent interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve. However, limited trading volume at the close of the year contributed to subdued …

Amid the Christmas holiday, the dollar grapples with consolidation efforts against a backdrop of weakened trading. Signals of declining inflation in the largest economy, the United States, contribute to the dollar’s challenges, offering the Federal Reserve room for potential interest rate cuts in the upcoming year. Concurrently, the yen maintains …

The dollar stabilized above its lowest level in over four months on Friday, with expectations centered on the release of crucial inflation data in the United States later in the day. This data may offer insights into the potential for the central bank to cut rates in the coming year. …

The USD was not greatly affected by the Wednesday’s US home data, but the DXY Index recorded gains of 0.35% per day after Fed’s Harker commented that the bank won’t cut rates right away.Philadelphia Federal Reserve President Patrick Harker has expressed his opposition to further US central bank interest rate …

On Wednesday, the dollar sustained an upward trend against a basket of peer currencies as traders assessed the possibility of the Federal Reserve implementing interest rate cuts. According to the CME Group’s FedWatch tool, investors are indicating a 69 percent probability of a rate cut occurring during the Federal Open …

The US dollar has experienced uneven trading activity due to remarks by Mester and Austan Goolsbee. The US Dollar Index increased on Friday, but not enough to alter market perception. Hedge funds and banks are urging a goldilocks scenario as a way for the markets to oppose the Federal Reserve’s …

US stocks were mixed on Tuesday following the release of fresh jobs data by the US Bureau of Labour Statistics. Tech stocks reversed earlier losses, leading the mid-morning session with the Nasdaq Composite up about 0.6%. The benchmark S&P 500 inched more than 0.1% higher, while the Dow Jones Industrial …

When the Fed raises interest rates and the yield curve inverts, someone will inevitably push the “big red button.” But this is also where the media is wrong about the 1995 “soft landing” scenario. The economy didn’t “soften” in 1995; crisis events did. But more importantly, when the yield curve …

The US government is on the verge of a temporary shutdown starting this Sunday, October 1st. Once again, Democrats and Republicans in the world’s largest economy are in a deadlock over how to allocate fiscal funds. Looking back, since 1981, the US government has partially suspended operations 14 times. The …