The US Dollar (USD) declined on Wednesday to its lowest level in about two years, as the Federal Reserve is expected to announce later today its monetary policy decision of maintaining interest rates near 0% for the foreseeable future. The Dollar index (DXY), which measures the USD’s performance against a …
Read More »DXY to Settle Lower by 0.8%
The Dollar Index (DXY), which measures the performance of the US Dollar (USD) against a basket of major international peers, declined on Monday, due to the rising number of COVID-19 cases in the United States. Meanwhile, the market is anticipating the Congress passing a new economic stimulus package, as well …
Read More »USD Maintains Losses with Rising Safe Haven Demand
The US Dollar (USD) is trading lower against major currencies on Friday, with the market seeing rising demand for safe havens, in light of the escalating tensions between the US and China and the rising number of COVID-19 cases across many countries. The demand for safe haven, evident by gold …
Read More »USD is Falling on Tensions
The US dollar on the dollar index, which measures the strength of the US currency against a basket of major currencies, fell to the lowest level in four months to continue to decline with investors in wait and see attitude by what the tension between the United States and China …
Read More »USD Weakens Against Major Currencies
The US Dollar (USD) is showing a weak performance during the first session of the week, despite the lack of major economic data. The United States continues to hold the highest number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases worldwide, with multiple record-high daily surges in recent weeks. The Dollar Index (DXY), …
Read More »DXY Recovers and Exceeds 96.8
The US Dollar (USD) recovered from its lowest level in four weeks and rose against most global currencies. The Dollar Index (DXY), which measures the performance of the US currency against a basket of six major currencies, is up by 0.39% for the day at 96.81. This comes after the …
Read More »USD Maintains its Gains as Worries Dominate The Market
USD keep its gains on Wednesday as headlines of an increase in Covid-19 cases in US and lockdown measures in some countries provided the demand for the greenback. Federal Reserve officials have expressed fears that economic growth will be affected by the continued rise of Covid-19 cases in the country …
Read More »Daly: Higher Inflation Could be Good Thing
The President of San Francisco Federal Reserve, Mary Daly, said that the US labor market is in better shape she previously thought it might be, “but it’s nowhere close to where we need to be.” “I am assuming that we’ll level off at some level that’s not where we want …
Read More »USA: Pandemic Aid Saved 51.1 M Jobs
The US Department of Treasury and the Small Business Administration (SBA) announced that government support to businesses helped save 51.1 million jobs or 84% of the small business workforce. A total of $521.4 billion of financing to employers have already been approved, as part of a $660 billion COVID-19 pandemic …
Read More »Gold Settles Higher on Dollar Woes
Gold prices rose on Monday, nearing its highest level in about a week, despite an increased risk appetite among investors. However, the rise in the yellow metal prices is mainly attributed to the Dollar’s decline. Gold futures for August delivery rose by $3.50, or 0.23%, to settle at $1,793.5 per …
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