Dollar slips in thin holiday trading on bets Fed is done with rate rises By Reuters

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: U.S. dollar banknotes are seen in this illustration taken March 10, 2023. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo/ By Ankur Banerjee and Joice Alves SINGAPORE/LONDON (Reuters) – The dollar edged lower on Monday, with U.S. markets closed for a holiday, as investors weighed U.S. jobs data that showed some signs of cooling, boosting bets

Asia FX muted, dollar cools as Fed rate hike fears ease By Investing.com

© Reuters. Investing.com– Most Asian currencies kept to a tight range on Monday, while the dollar fell slightly as mixed U.S. jobs data cemented bets that the Federal Reserve will keep rates steady this month, with focus now turning to more economic cues from China. While data released on Friday read more than expected, the

Euro gains, euro zone bond yields drop as U.S. unemployment rate rises By Reuters

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A woman holds euro banknotes in this illustration taken May 30, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration LONDON (Reuters) – The euro rose against the dollar on Friday and euro zone bonds yields fell after data showed a big increase in the U.S. unemployment rate in August, supporting the view that Federal Reserve might

Forexlive Americas FX news wrap: US unemployment rate jumps

Markets: Gold flat at $1940 US 10-year yields up 8.8 bps to 4.18% WTI crude oil up $2.25 to $85.88 S&P 500 up 0.1% USD leads, CAD lags The initial market reaction to the non-farm payrolls report was about what you would expect — USD selling, bonds bid — but then it got complicated. The

Weak US Data Cooled Rate Bets; Australia inflation Below Expected

Wall Street took comfort from several downside surprises in US macro data overnight, with the data taming some rate hike bets and saw US Treasury yields decline. The US two-year yields were down 11 basis-point (bp), reversing all of last week’s gains, while the 10-year yields were down 8 bp to deliver a two-week low.

Dollar wobbles as investors ponder ‘higher for longer’ rate path By Reuters

© Reuters. U.S. Dollar banknotes are seen in this illustration taken July 17, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/file photo By Ankur Banerjee SINGAPORE (Reuters) – The dollar eased from a 12-week peak on Monday as traders weighed the U.S. monetary path after Fed Chair Jerome Powell left open the possibility of further interest rate increases, while the

Could call for more rate hikes if inflation retreat stalled

Share: Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia President Patrick Harker told Bloomberg on Friday that he doesn’t see the need now for additional rate increases but added that he could call for more hikes if inflation retreat stalled. Additional takeaways “Should hold rates steady and see how policy affects the economy.” “Labor markets are