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The dollar continued to gain against the yen and euro on Monday on positive reports from U.S. Federal Reserve policymakers who expressed support for a near-term U.S. interest rate hike.
There will be a much lighter news schedule this week compared to last week, with no real central bank input due at all with the possible exception of the Chair of the Federal Reserve speaking on Friday, and the Governor of the Bank of Japan speaking on Tuesday.
Oil prices surged dramatically in the last two weeks thanks to OPEC freeze talk, but there's little expectation the cartel will act, especially now that crude is trading 24 percent higher just on hot air.
The Pound Sterling edged higher after the last economic news seemed to quell fears of the impending Brexit.
The U.S. dollar hit a seven-week low against a basket of major currencies on Thursday, following the release of the minutes from the Federal Reserve's July meeting which indicated that there were more policy committee members opposed to a near-term rate hike than those who were in favor of one.
There appears to be some growing speculation that the Federal Reserve might still be considering a rate increase this year which has investors anxiously awaiting today’s release of the last Fed policy meeting.
The U.S. dollar retreated from 7-week lows against the yen and the euro during Wednesday’s Asian session in response to the New York Federal’s Reserve’s hawkish comments on Tuesday.
The US Dollar dipped broadly on Tuesday after comments made by one Federal Reserve Bank official triggered the greenback’s sell-off
Record breaking highs on Wall Street failed to boost sentiment in Asian trade on Tuesday, with most major regional markets slipping.
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Wall Street closed higher again on Monday with the three major indexes hitting new records and investors keeping an eye on oil prices and news from the Federal Reserve.
When OPEC’s president told the group on August 8th that it will hold informal talks in Algiers next month, markets were encouraged to buy more oil.
Wall Street gave new confidence across global markets by closing last week with record highs. Asian markets took the cue, with traders shrugging off some disappointing economic data from China and focusing on the record finishes in the U.S. markets and a rebound in oil prices.
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Sign up to get the latest market updates and free signals directly to your inbox.U.S. stocks climbed to record levels Thursday for the first time in 17 years, boosted by a rally in oil prices as well as upbeat economic data.
New Zealand's central bank cut the official interest rate by 25 basis points to a record low of 2.00% and indicated further reductions are likely.
The US Dollar was under broad pressure which helped to push the Australian Dollar near to a 3-month peak as FX traders reassess the prospects of a Federal Reserve Bank rate increase in 2016.