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ANKARA (Reuters) – The Turkish lira eased on Friday, a day after the central bank raised its benchmark rate by 625 basis points in the biggest such increase in President Tayyip Erdogan’s 15-year rule. The lira <trytom=d3>, which has lost more Read more

The dollar was firmly capped while the Chinese yuan advanced on Thursday after news that Washington was seeking a new round of trade talks with Beijing reduced safe-haven demand for the U.S. currency. The euro and the pound held steady ahead of Read more

Russian Economy Minister Maxim Oreshkin said on Wednesday the rouble has “seriously deviated” from fundamental levels but he expected it to firm to 63-64 rubles to the U.S. dollar in December this year. Oreshkin, who was speaking on the sidelines Read more

Asian currencies – from India to Philippines – were under pressure Tuesday morning even as the dollar moved slightly up. The U.S. Dollar Index, which tracks the greenback against a basket of currencies, was up 0.03% to 95.13 at 11:30PM ET Read more

The dollar edged higher against a basket of currencies on Monday thanks to strong U.S. August jobs data and amid fears of a potentially major escalation in the China-U.S. trade conflict. U.S. President Donald Trump warned on Friday that he Read more

The dollar eased against the yen on Friday after a report suggested that Japan would be the next country with which U.S. President Donald Trump will take up trade issues. The U.S. currency held in relatively tight ranges against other Read more

The dollar sagged on Thursday as the pound led a bounce in European currencies, although skittish emerging market currencies and global trade concerns limited the greenback’s losses. The Australian dollar also dipped, failing to draw support from slightly better-than-expected domestic Read more

The Australian dollar rose on Wednesday after data showed growth in the Australian economy accelerated in the second quarter of 2018. The AUD/USD pair rose 0.2% to 0.7191 by 12:30AM ET (04:30 GMT). The Australian economy grew by 0.9% quarter-on-quarter, compared with the estimated Read more

The dollar and the yen strengthened on Tuesday as investors bid up safe haven assets amid tensions around global trade and strains in emerging market currencies. Fears of a hit to global growth from U.S. President Donald Trump’s ‘America First’ Read more

The Australian dollar fell on Monday after data showed retail saleswere flat month-on-month in July while analysts expected a 0.3% growth. The AUD/USD pair fell 0.2% to 0.7190, after hitting 0.7166 earlier in the day and hovering near a 22-month low. Data from Read more