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French election, Russia sanctions keep pressure on euro
Date: April 6, 2022
By Joice Alves LONDON (Reuters) – The euro steadied on Wednesday after falling to its lowest level in a month against a strengthening dollar as the prospect of new Western sanctions on Russia and the upcoming French presidential election added to pressure on the European currency. The euro had edged up 0.06% to $1.09130 versus...
Commodity currencies gain, led by Aussie dollar; euro falls
Date: April 5, 2022
By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss, Saikat Chatterjee and Julien Ponthus NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) – Commodity currencies rallied in choppy trading on Tuesday led by the Australian dollar, boosted by the prospect of policy tightening by the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA), while the euro fell on French election worries and the likelihood of more sanctions on Russia...
Euro feels weight of French election concerns, more Russia sanctions
Date: April 5, 2022
By Julien Ponthus and Saikat Chatterjee LONDON (Reuters) – The euro weakened on Tuesday with the Swiss franc and the Swedish crown the winners as French election worries and the chance of more sanctions against Russia unnerved investors. French financial markets acknowledged the possibility of far-right candidate Marine Le Pen beating President Emmanuel Macron in...
Sterling rises vs dollar, hits three-month low versus euro
Date: March 30, 2022
By Samuel Indyk LONDON (Reuters) – The British pound rose against the U.S. dollar but declined against the euro on Wednesday amid uncertainty over the possibility of a ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine. Russia on Tuesday promised to scale back its military operations near the Ukrainian city of Kyiv, but the United States said it...
Euro at one-month high vs dollar on hopes over Ukraine talks
Date: March 30, 2022
By John McCrank and Elizabeth Howcroft NEW YORK (Reuters) – The dollar dropped on Wednesday, with the safe-haven currency hitting a nearly two-week low, while the euro rose on cautious optimism over peace talks between Russia and Ukraine. The dollar index, which measures the greenback against a basket of six peer currencies, was down 0.596%...
Sterling rises against dollar, falls versus euro on Ukraine talks
Date: March 29, 2022
By Samuel Indyk LONDON (Reuters) -The British pound rose against the dollar and fell against a strengthening euro on Tuesday after Ukrainian and Russian negotiators announced progress in their peace talks. Russia promised to scale down its military operations around Kyiv and northern Ukraine, while Ukraine proposed to adopt a neutral status with international guarantees...