The pound slid 0.15% to a more than two-week low of $1.2206 in early Asia trade, after falling 1.2% in the previous session, its largest daily decline in a month
Investors have viewed a weaker labor market as a key component to bring down stubbornly high inflation
Tamer rate hike expectations helped lower the dollar index, which supported oil prices as a weaker greenback makes the commodity cheaper for buyers holding other currencies
Govt bond yields decline ahead of Budget statement as traders feel the fall in prices over the past week had been overdone
Markets are pricing in a 25-basis-points hike (bps) by the Fed, after slowing its pace to 50 bps in December, following four straight 75-bp hikes
The US dollar index, which gauges the currency against major peers, was up 0.31% at 102.56 on Tuesday
The euro slid 0.29% to $1.0857, just off from a nine-month high of $1.09295 it touched on Monday
Cash-strapped Pakistan's currency depreciated to its lowest against the US dollar on Friday in the interbank and open market and closed at Rs 262.6. At one stage the currency depreciated to Rs 265 in the open market and Rs 266 in the interbank before making a slight recovery by the end of the day. According to the State Bank of Pakistan, when the market opened on Friday the currency fell by Rs 7.17 or 2.73 per cent from Thursday's close. The Pakistani rupee's value has devalued by Rs 34 since Thursday in the interbank, the largest depreciation in both absolute and percentage terms since the new exchange rate system was introduced in 1999. The Pakistani rupee has depreciated sharply after the government removed an unofficial cap on the USD-PKR exchange rate to revive the stalled International Monetary Fund (IMF) loan programme. The government decision came on Thursday after the exchange companies announced the removal of a self-imposed rate cap in the open market. The country need
The Fed's policy-setting committee will begin a two-day meeting next week, and markets have priced in a 25-basis-point interest rate hike
So far this week, the domestic currency has shed 0.7% against the greenback, making it among the weakest performing Asian units over the past few days
Elsewhere, the dollar fell 0.4% to 130.18 yen, breaking a two-day rally
The rupee fell 28 paise to close as 81.70 (provisional) against the US dollar on Tuesday as unabated foreign fund outflow hit market sentiments. However, a weak dollar and fall in crude prices capped the losses in the local currency, forex traders said. At the interbank foreign exchange market, the rupee opened lower at 81.61 to a dollar against the previous close of 81.42. The local unit moved in a range of 81.43 to 81.76 during the day. On Monday, the rupee had declined by 25 paise to close at 81.42 against the US dollar. Meanwhile, the US dollar index, which gauges the greenback's strength against a basket of six currencies, declined 0.01 per cent to 102.15 amid concerns over US economic growth. The Brent crude was trading 0.41 per cent lower at USD 87.83 per barrel. On the domestic equity market front, the 30-share BSE Sensex ended almost flat at 60,978.75, up 37.08 points or 0.06 per cent. The broader NSE Nifty inched up 0.25 points to 18,118.30. Foreign Institutional Inve
The dollar rose 0.3% against its rivals, making gold more expensive for holders of other currencies
Data on Friday showed Japan's core consumer prices in December rose 4.0% from a year earlier, double the central bank's 2% target
Despite the gains on Wednesday, prices have pulled back from their highest level since April 2022, reached on Monday
FPI outflows, likely RBI dollar purchases weigh on domestic currency
The dollar drifted above multi-month lows on Tuesday, while the yen was perched near seven-month highs as investors held their breath for a potential policy shift at the Bank of Japan
The Fed's aggressive rate increases were a main driver of the dollar index's 8% surge last year
With the BOJ due to announce its monetary policy decision on Wednesday, expectations are for further tweaks to its yield control policy or a full abandonment of it
The dollar index, which measures the U.S. currency against six others, rose 0.059% to 102.220 but was languishing around its lowest level since June