Dollar benefits from safe-haven status as Middle East rages By Investing.com

© Reuters. Investing.com – The safe-haven U.S. dollar gained in early European trade Monday as the escalation of the conflict in the Middle East hit risk sentiment, following on from last week’s strong payrolls report. At 03:00 ET (07:00 GMT), the Dollar Index, which tracks the greenback against a basket of six other currencies, traded

Venezuela’s bolivar weakens against the U.S. dollar as inflation rages By Reuters

© Reuters. A customer counts Venezuelan Bolivar notes at a stall in a municipal market in Caracas, Venezuela February 10, 2023. REUTERS/Gaby Oraa CARACAS (Reuters) – The Venezuelan bolivar weakened to 30 units per dollar, the central bank said on Thursday, marking the latest descent for the beleaguered local currency as the economy suffers one