USD: Markets look to default possibility

The dollar strengthened fractionally yesterday against most currencies, but remains weaker on the whole as we continue into October – a reliably jittery month on the financial markets. The markets are keeping a close eye on the debt ceiling concerns, as a...


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EUR: Euro falls across the board

The single currency fell mildly against both sterling and US dollar yesterday.However, those losses add to severe losses over the past week that have seen the euro between 0.3 and 1.5% weaker against all other leading currencies in the G10 (and almost all of those in...


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Pound recovers to month-long highs

Sterling regained all of last week’s losses yesterday against the euro, strengthening close its highest point for a month. There was some recovery against the US dollar too, but it remains nearly two cents weaker than last Tuesday. The main reasons for the...


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USD: Non-Farm Payrolls this week

After a strong week, the dollar fell slightly on Friday as the markets recovered, and treasury yields declined. The dollar’s strength last week was largely due to a ‘hawkish’ shift from the Federal Reserve. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell suggested that he now...


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