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Dollar extends decline as risk appetite favors equities

By Stephen Culp NEW YORK (Reuters) – The dollar lost ground on Friday, extending Thursday&#821...

19th February, 2021

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Bitcoin hits $1 trillion market cap, soars to another record high

By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss and Tom Wilson NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) – Bitcoin touched a marke...

19th February, 2021

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UK retail sales drop, NatWest loss dampen FTSE 100 mood

By Shivani Kumaresan and Amal S (Reuters) – The FTSE 100 was muted on Friday as a bigger-than-...

19th February, 2021

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Dollar slips further after disappointing jobs data, sterling shines

By Tommy Wilkes LONDON (Reuters) – The U.S. dollar slipped further on Friday and the euro rebo...

19th February, 2021

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Bitcoin is ‘economic side show’ and poor hedge against stocks – JP Morgan

By Stanley White TOKYO (Reuters) – Bitcoin is an “economic side show” and a poor h...

19th February, 2021

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Asian stocks step back from record highs on rising bond yields, weak U.S. data

By Swati Pandey SYDNEY (Reuters) – Asian stocks pulled back from all-time peaks on Friday as h...

19th February, 2021

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Dollar nursing losses after jobs data mars recovery narrative; sterling buoyant

By Kevin Buckland TOKYO (Reuters) – The U.S. dollar maintained its biggest loss in 10 days on...

19th February, 2021

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Asian stocks set to fall as Wall St slips on recovery doubts

By Pete Schroeder WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Asian stocks were set to pull back on Friday, followi...

19th February, 2021

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Cryptocurrency Ethereum hits record high, lifted by bitcoin, institutional demand

By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss NEW YORK (Reuters) – Ethereum, the second largest cryptocurrency i...

18th February, 2021

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Dollar snaps two-day winning streak, bitcoin hovers near record highs

By Stephen Culp NEW YORK (Reuters) – The dollar lost ground on Thursday, ending its first two-...

18th February, 2021

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FTSE 100 drops by most in three weeks as dour earnings, stronger pound weigh

By Shashank Nayar (Reuters) – London’s FTSE 100 fell on Thursday by the most in nearly t...

18th February, 2021

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Dollar steadies on U.S. recovery hopes, Bitcoin near record $52,640

By Ritvik Carvalho LONDON (Reuters) – The dollar traded shy of recent highs on Thursday after...

18th February, 2021