By Administrator_India Capital Sands The dollar headed for its worst back-to-back weekly drop this year amid a continued retreat in Treasury yields from more-than-one-year highs as investors increasingly bought into the Federal Reserve’s insistence of continued monetary support. The benchmark 10-year Treasury yield dipped to a one-month low of 1.528% overnight, from as high as 1.776% at […]
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Dollar slips to three-week low as inflation fears seen baked in for now
By Administrator_India Capital Sands The dollar fell to multi-week lows against the euro and the yen on Wednesday, after an uptick in a U.S. consumer price gauge did not spark wider fears about accelerating inflation and the Federal Reserve’s tapering, pushing down U.S. bond yields. The dollar ticked down 0.2% to 108.80 yen, touching its […]
Dollar on defensive as risk sentiment recovers amid retreat in U.S. yields; Aussie gains
By Administrator_India Capital Sands The safe-haven U.S. dollar remained broadly weaker on Wednesday as Treasury yields continued to retreat, restoring some calm to global markets and reigniting demand for riskier assets. Commodity-linked currencies including the Australian dollar and the Norwegian krone held on to sizeable two-day advances. The lower U.S. yields also sapped some of […]
Dollar dithers in thin trade as Trump passes pandemic aid package
By Administrator_India Capital sands The dollar shrugged off news of President Trump relenting on a threat to block a COVID-19 aid bill in thin trading on Monday with many investors on holiday. The pound hovered below a 2 1/2-year high in the Asian session following the agreement last week of a narrow Brexit trade deal […]
Dollar Up, But Friendless as it Heads Towards Worst Week in a Month
By Administrator_India Capital Sands The dollar was up on Friday morning in Asia but slid through major support levels and was headed towards its worst week in a month. The U.S. Dollar Index that tracks the greenback against a basket of other currencies edged up 0.15% to 89.817 by 9:24 PM ET (2:24 AM GMT). The dollar […]
Gold Up Ahead of Fed Policy Decision
By Administrator_India Capital Sands The dollar rose during the previous session after a recent weak spell, buoyed by expectations that today’s Federal Reserve meeting will pursue a policy of keeping interest rates low and controlling inflation. The greenback’s fall on Wednesday helped gold pull back some of its lost territory. Other actors influencing the precious metal’s price include […]
Dollar Steady in Asia Ahead of Jobs Report
By Administrator_India Capital Sands The US dollar index that tracks the greenback against a basket of currencies was flat at 92.47 by 10:23 PM ET. Data on non-farm payrolls out on Friday in the U.S. could shed some light on the strength of the economic recovery there. On Thursday, the U.S. Department of Labor reported initial […]
Gold Down as Rosy Economic Data Supports Dollar
By Administrator_India Capital Sands Gold futures traded 0.35% lower to $1,972 by 12:25 PM ET (5:25 GMT), while the dollar inched up 0.03% to 92.365. Gold prices continued to fall on Wednesday in Asia as the dollar was supported by robust U.S. data. Prices of the precious metal slid back down to below $1,980-mark after a small peak […]
Dollar edges up, Asian stocks slip as U.S.-China tensions flare
By Administrator_India Capital Sands The dollar inched higher, stock markets struggled for traction and oil fell on Monday as a U.S.-China spat over the origin of the coronavirus put the brakes on optimism about an economic re-start as countries around the world ease restrictions. In reduced trade, with China and Japan on holiday, U.S. stock […]