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The Swiss Franc (CHF) surged against the declining U.S. Dollar (USD) on Thursday, amid a broad decline by the greenback that followed the release of the Federal Reserve policy statement. The Fed vowed to maintain its current accommodative policy, keeping interest rates and asset purchases unchanged, and expecting to hold …

A day after the U.S. Federal Reserve decided to maintain its current policy unchanged in support of economic recovery, the U.S. Dollar (USD) continues to hit multiple-week fresh lows against major currencies on Thursday. The Dollar Index (DXY) that measures the greenback against a basket of six major international currencies …

The U.S. Dollar (USD) showed a fluctuating performance on Wednesday, with the markets focusing on the Federal Reserve policy decision and statement. The greenback began moving downwards in early trades in the American session, erasing most of its daily gains during the European session that also saw some fluctuations, but …

The U.S. Dollar (USD) is on a downwards trend ahead of the release of the Federal Reserve policy statement, as the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting concludes. The Dollar Index (DXY) that measures the greenback against a basket of six major international currencies remains in the positive territory but …

The data published by the US Census Bureau revealed on Wednesday that the international trade deficit increased by $3 billion in June to $91.2 billion from $88.2 billion in May.

The U.S. Dollar (USD) continues to fluctuate after logging another loss against major peers on Tuesday, as risk appetite took a blow from concerns over the coronavirus Delta variant and losses across stock markets. The greenback declined on Tuesday, for the second consecutive session, with the Dollar Index (DXY) falling …

The Canadian Dollar (CAD) is showing a mixed but mostly negative performance against the U.S. Dollar (USD) on Friday after data showed a better than expected slump in Canadian retail sales. In addition, with improving daily performance by oil futures, the Canadian is gaining relative support as a commodity currency …

The U.S. Dollar (USD) is trading higher on Friday, maintaining a mostly positive performance against other currencies, in the absence of major economic data in the United States, other than the IHS Markit PMI. The flash U.S. Composite Output Index declined to 59.7 in July, down from 63.7 in June, …

The US dollar is on course to close the week slightly higher after a few days of volatility when it was hit by a shift in risk appetite, with the market now focused on the US Federal Reserve meeting next week. The dollar index rose 0.2% during the week and …

The U.S. Dollar (USD) rose on Thursday after data showed an increase in jobless claims in the United States. Last week’s data showed that the labor market is yet to recover and restore its pre-pandemic strength, which reflected negatively on investors’ risk appetite. The Dollar Index (DXY), which measures the …