Analysis-Investors see long wait for enlarged BRICS’ economic boon By Reuters

2/2 © Reuters. FILE PHOTO: President of Brazil Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, President of China Xi Jinping, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi and Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov pose for a BRICS family photo during the 2 2/2 By Rachel Savage and Karin Strohecker JOHANNESBURG/LONDON (Reuters) – The

Dollar rockets as Powell trumps AI By Reuters

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Raindrops hang on a sign for Wall Street outside the New York Stock Exchange in Manhattan in New York City, New York, U.S., October 26, 2020. REUTERS/Mike Segar/File Photo A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan Hopes for a late August bloom in world

Dollar marches to over two-month peak ahead of Powell speech 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 SINGAPORE (Reuters) – The U.S. dollar rose to a more than two-month peak on Friday, on course for its sixth straight week of gains, as investors sought its safety as they awaited a

Politics, Fed seen swaying Japan’s yen intervention thinking By Reuters

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Coins and banknotes of Japanese yen are seen in this illustration picture taken June 16, 2022. REUTERS/Florence Lo/Illustration By Leika Kihara and Tetsushi Kajimoto TOKYO (Reuters) -The Federal Reserve’s Jackson Hole symposium this week looms as a key risk for Japanese authorities worried that new hawkish signals from U.S. central bankers

What is a BRICS currency, and could one be adopted? By Reuters

© Reuters. Delegates walk past the logos of the BRICS summit during the 2023 BRICS Summit at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg, South Africa on August 23, 2023. GIANLUIGI GUERCIA/Pool via REUTERS By Rachel Savage JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -Brazil’s President called on Wednesday for the BRICS nations to create a common currency for trade and

Dollar edges up ahead of Jackson Hole, Turkey rates in focus By Reuters

© Reuters. U.S. Dollar banknotes are seen in this illustration taken July 17, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/file photo By Joice Alves and Tom Westbrook LONDON/SINGAPORE (Reuters) – The dollar edged up on Thursday as investors were cautious after softer-than expected economic data muddied interest rate outlook ahead of the Federal Reserve’s Jackson Hole symposium, while the

Brazil proposes yuan guarantees for exports to Argentina, finance minister says By Reuters

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Brazil’s Finance Minister Fernando Haddad looks on during a meeting between Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and Argentina’s President Alberto Fernandez at the Alvorada Palace in Brasilia, Brazil, May 2, 2023. REUTERS/Uesl JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -Brazil has submitted a proposal to Argentina aimed at securing guarantees for Brazilian exports to the neighboring country in an initiative involving

Euro falls on gloomy PMI data, dollar hits 2-month high By Reuters

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Banknotes of Japanese yen and U.S. dollar are seen in this illustration picture taken September 23, 2022. REUTERS/Florence Lo/Illustration By Samuel Indyk and Ankur Banerjee LONDON (Reuters) – The euro fell to a more than two-month low against the dollar and a 12-month low against the pound on Wednesday after survey

Cryptoassets increase risk in developing economies, study says By Reuters

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Representations of cryptocurrencies are seen in this illustration, August 10, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo NEW YORK (Reuters) – Cryptoassets, peddled as the future of finance, have not only failed to deliver on their promise but are themselves adding to financial risks in developing economies, according to a paper from the Bank