Emerging currencies also drop
Most emerging market currencies fell as data showing expansion in the US manufacturing sector fueled wagers that the Federal Reserve ...
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Fed not likely to raise interest rates this week
WASHINGTON—The Federal Reserve opens its sixth monetary policy meeting this year on Tuesday again facing the quandary that the US ...
Read moreDollar gains on rate hike hopes
TOKYO"•The dollar’s rally against the euro and yen hit a wall Monday, but it rose against other Asia-Pacific currencies on ...
Read moreAsian markets dip; Tokyo soars
HONG KONG—Japanese stocks rallied on a weaker yen but other Asian markets retreated Monday after Federal Reserve chief Janet Yellen ...
Read moreYen depreciates further after Fed rate hike hints
The yen fell for a fourth day against the dollar after Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda reiterated his readiness ...
Read moreYuan trades near 5-week low against the US dollar
China’s yuan traded near a five-week low, with the Federal Reserve’s signals of a potential interest-rate increase putting renewed pressure ...
Read moreMarket monitors Fed rate hike
Stocks are expected to move sideways this week, despite a possible increase in US interest rate by the Federal Reserve ...
Read moreFed official signals rate hike
Federal Reserve Vice Chairman Stanley Fischer signaled that a 2016 rate hike is still under consideration, saying the US economy ...
Read moreOil ends seven-day advance
SINGAPORE"•Oil prices eased in Asia Monday, ending a seven-day rally, following news that Iraq will boost crude exports, while the ...
Read moreDollar falls on weak Fed Reserve reaction
The dollar weakened on speculation the Federal Reserve will be slow to raise interest rates amid uneven global growth, boosting ...
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