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Dollar Slides on the Outlook for Fed Rate Cuts

The dollar index (DXY00 ) Wednesday fell by -0.31% and posted a new 7-1/2 month low. Strength in stocks Wednesday reduced liquidity demand for the dollar. Also, the larger-than-expected downward revision to US payrolls for the year ended in March showed less job growth in the US labor market than...

Barchart · Aug 21, 2024

Dollar Remains Weak Ahead of Annual BLS Payroll Revisions

The dollar index (DXY00 ) today is down by -0.03% and posted a new 7-1/2 month low. Strength in stocks today has reduced liquidity demand for the dollar. Also, speculation that the US Bureau of Labor Statistics will revise US payroll growth lower today is undercutting the dollar. The markets...

Barchart · Aug 21, 2024

Stocks Mixed As Traders Pause Fed-fuelled Rally

With few sparks to drive buying, markets took their cue from Wall Street, where the main indexes slipped after an eight-day advance, with focus on a speech Friday by central bank boss Jerome Powell at the Jackson Hole symposium in Wyoming.

Latin Times · Aug 21, 2024

Dollar Undercut by Dovish Fed Comments

The dollar index (DXY00 ) today is down by -0.36% and fell to a 7-1/2 month low. The dollar is under pressure today from dovish comments by San Francisco Fed President Daly and Minneapolis Fed President Kashkari, who signaled they would be open to a Fed rate cut at the...

Barchart · Aug 19, 2024

US Dollar Drops Amid Expectations Of Dovish Fed Release

The release of the Fed minutes on Wednesday and Chair Jerome Powell's speech on Friday are expected to be key in influencing markets throughout the week.

International Business Times · Aug 19, 2024

Equities Surge On Strong US Consumer Data

The dollar rose more than one percent against the yen after the retail sales report was released.

Latin Times · Aug 16, 2024

Asian Markets Surge On Strong US Consumer Data

Japanese stocks surged and markets across Asia started strong on Friday, tracking substantial gains on Wall Street after encouraging US retail sales data reassured investors about the health of the world's biggest economy.

International Business Times · Aug 16, 2024

US Economic Strength and Higher Bond Yields Boost the Dollar

The dollar index (DXY00 ) Thursday rose by +0.40%. The dollar rallied on stronger-than-expected US economic reports, which were hawkish for Fed policy and drove the 10-year T-note yield higher by +8 bp. Thursday’s economic reports helped reduce expectations for a 50 bp rate cut by the Fed at the...

Barchart · Aug 15, 2024

Dollar Jumps on Strong US Economic News

The dollar index (DXY00 ) today is up by +0.47% on stronger-than-expected US economic reports that were hawkish for Fed policy and that drove the 10-year T-note yield sharply higher by +10 bp. Today’s economic reports helped reduce expectations for a 50 bp rate cut by the Fed at the...

Barchart · Aug 15, 2024

Dollar Weakens on a Fed-Friendly US PPI Report and Dovish Fed Comment

The dollar index (DXY00 ) Tuesday fell by -0.55% and posted a 1-week low. The dollar moved lower Tuesday after T-note yields declined on the weaker-than-expected US July PPI report, which bolstered the chances for a Fed rate cut at the September FOMC meeting. Tuesday’s rally in stocks also reduced...

Barchart · Aug 13, 2024