Dollar set to post weekly loss; Fed rate peak looms By Investing.com

© Reuters Investing.com – The U.S. dollar weakened in early European trade Friday, extending earlier losses as traders positioned for the end of the Federal Reserve’s rate-hiking cycle, although moves have been limited ahead of the release of key nonfarm payrolls data later in the session.  At 03:20 ET (07:20 GMT), the Dollar Index, which

Asia FX firms, dollar sinks on bets of no more Fed rate hikes By Investing.com

© Reuters Investing.com– Most Asian currencies strengthened on Thursday, while the dollar fell sharply after mixed signals from the Federal Reserve ramped up bets that the central bank will not raise interest rates further.  The was among the best performers for the day, surging 0.7% and blazing past weaker-than-expected .  Markets were growing increasingly confident

Rouble hits over 6-week high after sharper-than-expected rate hike By Reuters

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A view shows the newly designed Russian 1000-rouble banknote during a presentation in Moscow, Russia October 16, 2023. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov/File Photo By Alexander Marrow MOSCOW (Reuters) – The rouble leapt to a more than six-week high against the dollar on Friday after the Bank of Russia hiked interest rates by more