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Gold prices edge higher on softer dollar; Silver, Platinum poised for best week
December 27th, 2019
Gold prices rose slightly to their highest in nearly two months on Friday, heading for their best week in more than four months, as the dollar eased and investors hedged against risks ahead of the year-end. Spot gold hit ...
Russia plans another move out of Dollar, into Euro, Yuan
November 13th, 2019
Russia is planning to cut the dollar’s share in its $125 billion sovereign-wealth fund, following a major move last year out of U.S. assets by the central bank. “Geopolitical risks are one of the key factors for changing the ...
Lebanon puts temporary ban on taking large sums of dollar cash out of country: NNA
October 29th, 2019
A Lebanese state prosecutor on Sunday banned traders and money exchangers from taking significant amounts of physical dollar currency out of the country at air and land borders, state news agency NNA said. The order, which it said was ...
U.S Dollar steadied or fell against most major currencies
October 2nd, 2019
Worries about a slowing U.S. economy and the possibility of further interest rate cuts in the wake of weak U.S. manufacturing data kept the dollar pinned down on Wednesday, as investors sought shelter elsewhere. The greenback steadied or fell ...
Dollar gives up gains against most major currencies
September 20th, 2019
The dollar drifted lower on Friday after central banks in Switzerland and the UK refrained from following the Federal Reserve in cutting rates, and risk appetites ebbed on caution about U.S-China trade talks. Sterling hits two-month high on Brexit ...
U.S. stocks advanced; Shares in Hong Kong leaped the most since 2018; Euro to Dollar gained
September 4th, 2019
U.S. stocks advanced as a broad easing of risks across the globe gave investors a reprieve. Treasuries and the dollar declined. The S&P 500 rebounded from Tuesday’s losses along with European and Asian shares as political tensions appeared to ...
Euro at one-month low vs dollar; yuan set for worst month since 1994
August 30th, 2019
The euro plunged to a one-month low against the dollar on Friday, as investors looked for aggressive easing by the European Central Bank and ignored doubts by some policymakers about the need for more stimulus. Poor euro zone economic ...
Currencies Update: Buoyed dollar sends euro, sterling to 2 1/2-year lows
August 1st, 2019
Gains by the dollar after the Federal Reserve cut interest rates sent the euro to a 26-month low against the U.S. currency on Thursday, as investors decided a lengthy Fed easing cycle was unlikely after the first rate cut ...
Currencies Update: Dollar slips for third day; Euro to Dollar got a boost
July 12th, 2019
The dollar edged lower for a third consecutive day on Friday as stronger-than-expected U.S. inflation data failed to shake convictions that the Federal Reserve will start cutting interest rates at a policy meeting later this month. Against a basket ...
U.S. dollar traded close to a near two-year peak; Gold prices were little changed on Thursday
April 25th, 2019
Gold prices were little changed on Thursday as a firm dollar nullified support from faltering equities and a slew of weak economic data from far and wide that raised flags about the pace of global economic growth. Spot gold ...
