Elsewhere, the dollar held at a three - month high
against a basket of currencies, after having received a boost from U.S. 10 - year Treasury yields holding near the key 3 percent level.
NEW YORK, May 2 - U.S. stocks fell on Wednesday as investors digested a statement from the Federal Reserve, which left interest rates steady and said inflation had «moved close» to its target, while the dollar climbed late
against a basket of currencies.
The dollar, measured
against a basket of currencies, has now given up more than half of the gains it notched up this month when investors rushed into the greenback as equity markets suffered a violent sell - off.
LONDON, April 11 - The U.S. dollar slipped to a two - week low
against a basket of currencies on Wednesday as trade war fears receded but uncertainty over possible Western military action against Syria bred risk aversion among some investors.
two - week low
against a basket of currencies.
Since the election, the dollar index, which measures the greenback
against a basket of currencies, has risen 3.6 percent.
SINGAPORE, May 3 - The dollar traded below a four - month high
against a basket of currencies on Thursday, with the focus shifting to economic data after the Federal Reserve did little to alter market expectations for further interest rate rises this year.
The U.S. dollar rose to a two - week high
against a basket of currencies on Friday on rising U.S. yields, while sterling extended a decline in the wake of dovish comments from the head of the Bank of England.
NEW YORK, Feb 5 - The dollar rose
against a basket of currencies on Monday as the U.S. bond market selloff levelled off after the 10 - year yield hit a four - year peak on worries that the Federal Reserve might raise interest rates faster to counter signs of wage pressure.
U.S. stock index futures pared gains on the data, while the dollar slipped
against a basket of currencies.
* The dollar index, which measures the greenback
against a basket of currencies, was little changed at 90.800, lower than 91.076 hit in the previous session, its strongest level since Jan. 12.
This is despite the 30 % appreciation of the yuan
against a basket of currencies over the past decade.
Prices for U.S. Treasuries extended losses after the data while the dollar rose
against a basket of currencies.
The gains came despite a higher dollar, which is at its strongest since Jan. 11
against a basket of currencies.
The greenback is up 4.5 percent year to date
against a basket of currencies, and up 3 percent over the past month.
The dollar was little changed
against a basket of currencies while prices for U.S. Treasuries rose.
SYDNEY (Reuters)- The dollar rose to its highest in over four years
against a basket of currencies on Thursday after the Federal Reserve's guidance on interest rates highlighted the diverging pathways between the United States and other rich nations.
The dollar fell
against a basket of currencies, while prices for U.S. Treasury debt rose.
On the other hand, the recent appreciation of the yuan
against a basket of currencies created by the Chinese government, is mainly artificial.
Excerpt below: The dollar fell some 10 %
against a basket of currencies last year, the first annual decline in five years.
This kind of money has been made by speculating on Brazilian, Indian and Chinese securities and those of other countries whose exchange rates have been forced up by credit - flight out of the dollar, which has fallen by 7 %
against a basket of currencies since early September when the Federal Reserve floated the prospect of quantitative easing.
Even though the dollar has raced to 14 - year highs
against a basket of currencies in the wake of the Fed meeting, only a slim majority - 52 percent of poll participants who expressed a view - thought the euro / dollar exchange rate would break below parity in 2017.
Against a basket of currencies, the dollar index was trading at 92.450, after reaching the highest since late December at 92.834.
Measured
against a basket of currencies, it has gained about 17.5 percent in value since the inauguration, more than any other major currency.
NEW YORK U.S. stocks fell on Wednesday as investors digested a statement from the Federal Reserve, which left interest rates steady and said inflation had «moved close» to its target, while the dollar climbed late
against a basket of currencies.
The data buoyed U.S. stocks and helped lift the dollar to a 5-1/2 - year high
against a basket of currencies as traders brought forward bets on the timing of the first rate hike.
A few dollar - denominated commodities moved higher on Friday in response to a weaker U.S. Dollar, a drop in U.S. Treasury yields and softer - than - expected U.S. economic data.The dollar was pressured
against a basket of currencies after the initial reading on first - quarter gross domestic product came in at 2.3 percent.
The U.S. dollar index (DXY) ended lower
against a basket of currencies this week, settling down 0.6 % at 94.39.
Alex: In my opinion, you don't need a hedge for VEA because though it is denominated in USD, it holds stocks denominated in euros, yen and pound, so it is really only affected by the gyrations of the C$
against this basket of currencies.
You are right of course that VEA and VWO are * not * influenced by the CAD / USD fluctuations but by the fluctuation of the CAD
against the basket of currencies those assets are denominated in.
The dollar recently retreated
against a basket of currencies after it was revealed that lacklustre US inflation data is a reality in the US economy.
Volatility in currency markets could cause problems because Beijing sets the value of the yuan
against a basket of the currencies of its major trading partners.
I found out even though these funds are in US dollars there is no US currency risk, the currency risk should be less volatile because it is actually Canada
against a basket of currencies.
Today we are going to report about the USD after it dropped
against a basket of currencies.
U.S. Dollar Falls to 15 Month Low against Basket of Major Currencies The U.S. Dollar fell to a 15 month low
against a basket of currencies on Tuesday as concerns about debt issues in Dubai subsided, leading to increased demand for higher yielding currencies.
Asian stocks edged up on Thursday as robust corporate earnings helped Wall Street quell concerns over a surge in U.S. bond yields, while the dollar hovered near three - month highs
against a basket of currencies.
Prices for U.S. Treasuries bonds slipped while the U.S. dollar rose slightly
against a basket of currencies after the data was published.
Prices for U.S. government debt fell marginally, while the dollar weakened
against a basket of currencies.
Not exact matches
The dollar, traded
against a
basket of major
currencies, rose as high as 92.566, the highest since Jan. 10, before retracing to 92.454.
It was up more than 2 %
against a
basket of other major
currencies.
MARKETS: The dollar held near a four - month high
against a
basket of major
currencies, buoyed by the outlook for a strong U.S. economy and rising yields amid signs
of slowdown elsewhere, especially in Europe.
NEW YORK, April 13 - The dollar was little changed
against a
basket of major
currencies on Friday as traders waited for more clarity on a possible Western military intervention in Syria.
The dollar index, which tracks the U.S.
currency against a
basket of six major peers, was little changed at 95.693, holding above Friday's 95.384, its lowest since July 5.
NEW YORK, May 2 (Reuters)- The U.S. dollar rose to four - month highs
against a
basket of major
currencies and world stock indexes mostly edged lower on Wednesday as investors awaited the outcome
of a Federal Reserve meeting and possible indications on the interest rate outlook.
NEW YORK, Dec 29 - The dollar fell to its lowest in over three months
against a
basket of major
currencies on Friday, on track for its biggest annual drop since 2003, on doubts over durability
of a pickup in U.S. economic growth in wake
of last week's tax overhaul.
NEW YORK, Dec 29 - The dollar fell to its lowest in over three months
against a
basket of major
currencies on Friday, marking its steepest annual drop since 2003, on doubts over durability
of a pickup in U.S. economic growth in wake
of last week's tax overhaul.
One
of the key drivers has been the dollar, which has lost 3.2 %
against a
basket of major
currencies so far this year, a decline that was exacerbated last week when U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin suggested President Donald Trump's administration favored a weaker
currency.
GLG's Henry Dixon also highlighted to CNBC that on a purchasing power parity basis - which evaluates a
currency's theoretical equilibrium versus other
currencies based on the price
of a
basket of goods - the British pound looks very cheap
against the U.S. dollar and «fractionally» cheap
against the euro.
The dollar's index
against a
basket of six major
currencies stood at 91.561, steady on the day but down from Friday's high
of 91.986, its...
The dollar was under pressure, with the index down by 0.64 percent around Europe's close,
against a
basket of foreign
currencies.