Archive for  September 2019
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The euro held below $1.10 on Tuesday as positive German business morale survey data calmed sentiment, with large short bets against the single currency also keeping investors sidelined. German business morale rose in September for
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The dollar fell against a basket of currencies on Tuesday after data showed in US consumer confidence fell in September, raising worries about the strength of the US economy. US consumer confidence fell by the
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The dollar edged higher against the euro on Monday after dismal European manufacturing and services data elevated concerns about the state of the euro zone economy, even as US economic data came in mixed. Euro
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Turkey's lira strengthened against the dollar on Tuesday after Turkish media reports said the United States was preparing to offer Turkey a trade package which might encompass proposals regarding US F-35 warplanes and Patriot missiles.
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Latin American currencies were mostly higher on Tuesday as confirmation that planned trade talks between the United States and China were on schedule bolstered support for emerging markets, but Brazil's real underperformed its regional peers.
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Most Asian currencies edged higher on Tuesday as investors held out hopes of a Sino-US trade deal as high-level talks were set to resume next month, though fresh signs of gloom in the global economy
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Sterling gained on Tuesday after the UK Supreme Court ruled that Prime Minister Boris Johnson's decision to suspend parliament was unlawful, but uncertainty over a possible general election and the eventual Brexit outcome capped its
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NASA on Monday earmarked almost $3 billion to Lockheed Martin to build three Orion capsules, to allow US astronauts to return to the moon by 2024. The megadeal calls for a first phase including three
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Air strikes allegedly carried out by the Saudi-led coalition fighting Iran-backed rebels in Yemen on Tuesday killed 16 people including seven children, an official and a doctor said. The raid came days after the Huthi
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A major report detailing the dire impact of global warming on oceans and Earth's frozen zones was approved by the UN's 195-nation climate science body Tuesday after an all-night standoff with Saudi Arabia over wording.
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