Archive for the February 22, 2018
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The euro edged lower on Wednesday as the dollar built on its recovery from last week's three-year lows, with higher Treasury yields supporting the greenback ahead of minutes of the Federal Reserve's most recent policy
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The dollar rose on Wednesday, extending its recovery from a three-year low last week, helped by buoyant short-term Treasury yields, and as traders awaited the release of minutes of the Federal Reserve's recent policy meeting
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The dollar rose to a six-day high against a basket of major currencies on Tuesday, extending a rebound from a three-year low last week, helped by rising US Treasury yields and as some traders trimmed
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The Sri Lankan rupee ended slightly firmer on Wednesday as exporter dollar sales outweighed importer demand for the greenback on hopes that political stability would resume after coalition partners agreed to continue with a cabinet
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Most Asian currencies edged lower on Wednesday as the dollar was bolstered by rising US Treasury yields and optimism ahead of Federal Reserve' last policy meeting minutes, to be released later in the day. The
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The Canadian dollar weakened to a nearly two-week low against its US counterpart on Wednesday as oil prices fell and the greenback made broader gains. The price of oil, one of Canada's major exports, was
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Sterling edged down against the dollar on Wednesday, as traders held their breath ahead of British average earnings data, which if robust will reinforce bets on a Bank of England rate hike in May. Market
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The Australian dollar inched lower on Wednesday after a muted reading on wages underlined the negligible chance of a rate rise anytime soon, just hours before the Federal Reserve was expected to talk up the
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Indian shares ended higher on Wednesday, snapping three sessions of losses, as IT stocks such as HCL Technologies Ltd and ITC Ltd gained. The benchmark BSE index closed up 0.42 percent at 33,844.86, while the
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Tokyo stocks inched up on Wednesday as market sentiment revived moderately thanks to a weaker yen against the dollar. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index rose 0.21 percent or 45.71 points to close at 21,970.81 but
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