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Image for Trading Day: Wall Street ends modestly lower while US-Iran tensions boost crude pricesFinance

Trading Day: Wall Street Ends Modestly Lower While US-Iran Tensions Boost Crude Prices

Image for Global stock index flat with oil rallying on Iran worries as gold, silver riseFinance

Global Stock Index Flat With Oil Rallying on Iran Worries as Gold, Silver Rise

Image for Dollar slips across the board as intervention risk lifts yenFinance

Dollar Slips Across the Board as Intervention Risk Lifts Yen

Image for NY Fed carried out dollar/yen rate checks, source saysFinance

Ny Fed Carried Out Dollar/yen Rate Checks, Source Says

Image for US futures, options resume after CME outage underscores resilience concerns

US Futures, Options Resume After Cme Outage Underscores Resilience Concerns

Date: November 28, 2025

(Corrects analyst name in paragraph 4) NEW YORK (Reuters) -Exchange operator CME Group said on Friday that some markets had reopened after global futures were thrown into chaos when the world's...

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US Dollar Slips as Dovish Fed Comments Weigh; Yen Falls

Date: November 24, 2025

By Tom Westbrook SINGAPORE (Reuters) -The dollar was steady and traders wary on Monday as intervention risks swirled around the yen, with the gilt market on edge ahead of a British budget in a holiday...

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Stocks Struggle on Unease About Higher Bond Yields as Focus Turns to US Inflation

Date: November 13, 2024

By Alun John and Kevin Buckland LONDON/TOKYO (Reuters) –World stocks dropped for a second successive day on Wednesday, jolted by the recent push higher in U.S. Treasury yields ahead of inflation data that could inform the pace of Federal Reserve policy easing. MSCI’s all country world index was last down 0.17%, with shares in Europe...

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Analysis-Sterling’s Stunning Rally Keeps Twitchy Currency Markets on Edge

Date: August 29, 2024

By Naomi Rovnick LONDON (Reuters) – Sterling has hit roughly 2-1/2 years highs against the dollar and is flying high versus the euro, in moves analysts warn are underpinned by speculative interest rate bets that could unravel fast in markets still shaken by early August turmoil. At around $1.32, Britain’s pound has soared beyond most...

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US Dollar Little Changed Ahead of Boj, ECB Meetings

Date: January 22, 2024

US dollar little changed ahead of BOJ, ECB meetings By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss and Alun John NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) -The U.S. dollar was little changed to slightly lower against a basket of currencies on Monday ahead of central bank policy decisions in Japan and the euro zone that may determine the currency’s likely direction this year....

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Dollar Hits 5-mth Low Against Euro as Fed Seen Closer to Rate Cuts

Date: December 28, 2023

Dollar hits 5-mth low against euro as Fed seen closer to rate cuts By Karen Brettell NEW YORK (Reuters) -The dollar slipped to a five-month low against the euro and a basket of currencies on Wednesday on expectations the Federal Reserve could soon cut U.S. interest rates. But with many traders out for holidays volumes...