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Battered Sterling Falls to Fresh Lows Against Dollar
Rouble Weakens Sharply From Over 2-year High vs Euro Before Long Weekend
Date: May 6, 2022
(Reuters) -The Russian rouble dropped sharply on Friday, pulling back from a more than two-year high against the euro as the spectre of more sanctions against Moscow hung over markets ahead of a second consecutive long holiday weekend. The European Union’s executive on Wednesday proposed the toughest package of sanctions yet against Russia for its...
Dollar Index Slips From 20-year High, Fed Rate Path in Focus
Date: May 6, 2022
By Karen Brettell NEW YORK (Reuters) – The dollar slipped against a basket of currencies on Friday after two volatile days as investors focused on how aggressive the Federal Reserve will be in hiking rates as it tackles rising inflation. The dollar index hit a 20-year high overnight on safe haven demand, following a sharp...
Sterling Hits New Lows Against Dollar and Euro After BoE
Date: May 6, 2022
(Reuters) -Sterling hit new lows against the dollar and the euro after the Bank of England warned of recession risks, triggering expectations of a slowdown in its rate-hiking cycle. The pound, which slid more than 2% on Thursday in its biggest daily drop since March 2020, was set to end Friday with its third straight...
Dollar Index Hits 20-year High, Sterling Tumbles on Dovish BoE
Date: May 5, 2022
By Karen Brettell NEW YORK (Reuters) – The dollar hit a 20-year high against a basket of currencies on Thursday as a sharp stocks selloff boosted demand for the safe-haven currency and as the Federal Reserve was seen as tightening monetary policy more than peers. Stocks tumbled on Thursday as investors fretted the Fed might...
Pound Skids 2% on BoE Recession Warning, Biggest Daily Fall Since 2020
Date: May 5, 2022
By Samuel Indyk LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s pound and government bond yields slid on Thursday, after the Bank of England raised interest rates to their highest since 2009 but warned that the economy was at risk of recession. Sterling tumbled more than 2% against the dollar to a low of $1.23615, its lowest since July 2020.....
Dollar Bounces, Sterling Tumbles on Dovish BoE
Date: May 5, 2022
By Karen Brettell NEW YORK (Reuters) – The dollar rebounded on Thursday but held below 20-year highs reached last week, a day after the Federal Reserve affirmed that it would take aggressive steps to combat soaring inflation but played down the prospect of even larger rate hikes. The greenback dropped sharply on Wednesday after Fed...