By Marc Chandler:The US dollar posted strong across the board gains. It is being driven by the anticipation of favorable developments in the US, in the form of a possible slowing of the Fed's asset purchases, and less favorable developments abroad.Wh

The US dollar posted strong across the board gains. It is being driven by the anticipation of favorable developments in the US, in the form of a possible slowing of the Fed's asset purchases, and less favorable developments abroad. While it is techn

Two from Tim Duy: First, "Dollar Up": Dollar Up, by Tim Duy: The Dollar continues to gain despite the supposed "Great Debaser" Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke bringing us multiple rounds of quantitative easing: Just sayin.... And second, "Confi

* Fed's Williams says stimulus reduction could start this summer * U.S. consumer sentiment rises to nearly six-year high * U.S. dollar index hits nearly three-year high * Dow, S&P 500 surge to record...

* Fed's Williams says stimulus reduction could start this summer * U.S. consumer sentiment rises to nearly six-year high * U.S. dollar index hits nearly three-year high * Dow, S&P 500 surge to record...

* Fed's Williams says stimulus reduction could start this summer * U.S. consumer sentiment rises to nearly six-year high * U.S. dollar index hits nearly three-year high * Dow, S&P 500 surge to record closing highs By Herbert Lash NEW YORK, May 17 (Re

Midway through trading Thursday, the Dow was up 0.43 percent to 15,298.41, while the NASDAQ rose 0.49 percent to 3,482.33. The S&P was also up 0.51 percent to 1,658.90.Top Headline

Stocks look bullish for the medium term, and although a short-term correction is likely not too far off, don't expect to see it immediately.

By Ashraf Laidi:Recent rallies in non-USD currencies resulting from poor US datahave not lasted long. And those rallies resulting from strong US figuresvia the indirect effect of rallying equities (risk-on) have not lastedeither. Broadening pro-USD s

NEW YORK, May 17 (Reuters) - The dollar extended gains against the Japanese yen on Friday after data showed U.S. consumer sentiment rebounded in early May to the highest in nearly six years as...

* C$ at C$1.0311 vs US$, or 96.98 U.S. cents * US$ strengthens near 10-mth high on Fed QE debate * Bond prices rise across curve By Solarina Ho TORONTO, May 17 (Reuters) - The Canadian dollar...

* C$ at C$1.0311 vs US$, or 96.98 U.S. cents * US$ strengthens near 10-mth high on Fed QE debate * Bond prices rise across curve By Solarina Ho TORONTO, May 17 (Reuters) - The Canadian dollar...

TORONTO, May 17 (Reuters) - The Canadian dollar weakened to its lowest level against the U.S. dollar more than two months after Canadian inflation came in well below forecast, at a year-on-year rate...

Moments ago the USD value basket - the DXY - rose to highs not seen since July 2010. The recent 6.6% swing is at an annualized 25% rate of appreciation. The dollar appears to have now become the flight-to-safety currency, which historically has been

Dollar hits highest level since July on optimism over strength of US economy and expectations Federal Reserve might end stimulus sooner than thought

A strong dollar and demand worries kept Brent under pressure on Friday morning after news that the US Federal Reserve may end its monetary stimulus lifted the greenback.

The US Dollar is HOT. Here's a chart of the trade-weighted dollar index. You can see it rallied in 2012, and has gone nuclear in 2013. So what gives? Dollar strength is the topic of this evening's Morgan Stanley FX Pulse. The basic gist is: It's abo

When our government tells us such an agreement will create jobs in the U.S., they are saying that the agreement will increase our exports faster than imports.

* C$ C$1.0192 vs US$, or 98.12 U.S. cents * Fed hint adds to bullish bets on U.S. recovery * Canada dollar gets some benefit from proximity to U.S. * Worries linger in daily data flow; jobless claims...

* C$ C$1.0192 vs US$, or 98.12 U.S. cents * Fed hint adds to bullish bets on U.S. recovery * Canada dollar gets some benefit from proximity to U.S. * Worries linger in daily data flow; jobless claims...

* Gold falls for sixth sessions, first time in four years * Oil gains as dollar drops after soft U.S. economic readings * U.S. drought shrinks, may be too late for some wheat crops By Carole Vaporean NEW YORK, May 16 (Reuters) - Most commodity market

* Gold falls for sixth sessions, first time in four years* Oil gains as dollar drops after soft U.S. economicreadings* U.S. drought shrinks, may be too late for some wheat cropsBy Carole VaporeanNEW YORK, May 16 (Reuters) - Most commodity markets sli

* Gold falls for sixth sessions, first time in four years * Oil gains as dollar drops after soft U.S. economic readings * U.S. drought shrinks, may be too late for some wheat crops By Carole Vaporean NEW YORK, May 16 (Reuters) - Most commodity market

* US Fed's Plosser reiterates need to slow asset purchases

* C$ at C$1.0172 vs US$, or 98.31 U.S. cents * Euro zone economy contracts; U.S. economic recovery on track * Manufacturing sales sag in March; home sales rise in April * U.S. and Canadian CPI in...

* C$ at C$1.0172 vs US$, or 98.31 U.S. cents * Euro zone economy contracts; U.S. economic recovery on track * Manufacturing sales sag in March; home sales rise in April * U.S. and Canadian CPI in...

* July corn gains on US ethanol data; deferred months sag* Dry U.S. weather seen boosting planting progress* Soybeans mixed, underpinned by tightold-crop supplies* China's 2013/2014 soy imports to hit record - think-tank (New throughout; changes date

NEW YORK, May 15 (Reuters) - The dollar pared gains against the euro and Japanese yen on Wednesday after U.S. data showed producer prices recorded their largest drop in three years in April as...

The status of the US dollar as the world reserve currency gives the US tremendous advantages. Among them: it allows the Fed to export inflation, while the Federal Government can run a huge deficit with impunity. But now an angry Russia has had enough

ByRichard Cox:Stock markets in Asia are seeing some added volatility as we start the week on Monday as market sentiment continues to be influenced by the stronger US dollar, which is now seen trading at a 4-1/2-year peak against the yen. These moves

ByRichard Cox:Stock markets in Asia are seeing some added volatility as we start the week on Monday as market sentiment continues to be influenced by the stronger US dollar, which is now seen trading at a 4-1/2-year peak against the yen. These moves

* C$ at C$1.0110 vs US$, or 98.91 U.S. cents * U.S. retail sales up 0.1 pct * Bond prices drop across the curve By Solarina Ho TORONTO, May 13 (Reuters) - The Canadian dollar held steady against its...

* C$ at C$1.0110 vs US$, or 98.91 U.S. cents * U.S. retail sales up 0.1 pct * Bond prices drop across the curve By Solarina Ho TORONTO, May 13 (Reuters) - The Canadian dollar held steady against its...

* Yen hits lows versus dollar, euro after G7 meeting * U.S. April retail sales edge up unexpectedly * Euro dips on ECB policymaker Visco's comments NEW YORK, May 13 (Reuters) - The dollar climbed...

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* C$ at C$1.0095 vs US$, or 99.06 U.S. cents * U.S. retail sales up 0.1 pct * Bond prices lower across the curve By Solarina Ho TORONTO, May 13 (Reuters) - The Canadian dollar was slightly firmer...

* C$ at C$1.0095 vs US$, or 99.06 U.S. cents * U.S. retail sales up 0.1 pct * Bond prices lower across the curve By Solarina Ho TORONTO, May 13 (Reuters) - The Canadian dollar was slightly firmer...

* Yen hits fresh lows versus dollar, euro after G7 meeting

The US dollar is consolidating the gains seen at the end of last week.  The greenback briefly pushed through the JPY102 level in Tokyo, but this was not sustained.  Meanwhile, the global equities are mostly lower, though the Nikkei tacked o

US stock futures have opened weak this morning due to the strength in the US dollar as well as profit taking after the Dow and S&P reached record highs last Friday. Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average surged 41 points to 15,039.00 and S&

Nomura currency guru Jens Nordvig writes: The turn in JPY (yen) has been dramatic and has proven the importance of momentum when a multi-year cycle turns. A similar dynamic could be in store for the dollar. In the scheme of things, the USD REER (Real

SYDNEY, May 13 (Reuters) - Australian shares were almost flat on Monday, as weakness in major banking, mining and gold stocks offset gains by companies benefiting from a rise in the US dollar.

SYDNEY, May 13 (Reuters) - Australian shares were almost flat on Monday, as weakness in major banking, mining and gold stocks offset gains by companies benefiting from a rise in the US dollar.

By Marc Chandler:It took the break of the JPY100 level to trigger a broad based US dollar rally. This rally lifted the dollar's technical tone and suggests additional gains are likely. However, the out-sized gains ahead of the weekend warn of the ris

It took the break of the JPY100 level to trigger a broad based US dollar rally.  This rally lifted the dollar's technical tone and suggests additional gains are likely.  However, the out-sized gains ahead of  the weekend warn of the r

The almighty dollar is looking less mighty these days. By almost every measure, the purchasing power of the US dollar is in precipitous decline.