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Dollar holds gains as minutes suggest Fed set for lengthy inflation fight

The dollar touched a three-week high on Thursday after minutes from the Federal Reserve's July meeting pointed to U.S. interest rates staying higher for longer to bring down inflation.

Precious metals fall as dollar firms, gold hits its lowest since Aug 8

Spot gold slid 1.3% to $1,778.35 per ounce by 11:16 ET, having hit its lowest since Aug. 8 earlier in the session. U.S. gold futures dropped 1.2% to $1,794.20.

Dollar tumbles after cooler-than-expected US July inflation data

Economists polled by Reuters had forecast a 0.2% rise on the heels of a roughly 20% drop in the cost of gasoline

Global stocks slip as caution reigns ahead of US inflation data tomorrow

Stakes are high for July US consumer prices report on Wednesday after an unexpectedly strong US jobs data last week boosted expectations of a sharp interest rate increase to tackle soaring inflation

US dollar dips as investors parse Fed Reserve's hints on rate hikes

LONDON (Reuters) - The U.S. dollar edged lower on Wednesday but held on to most of the previous day's gains, after leaping on Federal Reserve officials' hints at aggressive rate hikes and drawing support amid a U.S.-China flare-up over Taiwan.

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Utilise price corrections to buy gold; this safe haven's here to stay

If the Fed turns less aggressive, the yellow metal could stage a comeback

Dollar pares gains as US economic growth contracts for second quarter

The second straight quarterly decline in GDP meets the standard definition of a recession. It comes as the Fed aggressively hikes rates in an attempt to choke off soaring inflation.

Global shares take breather after Fed rally, dollar retreats on yen

The U.S. Federal Reserve had surprised no one by lifting rates 75 basis points (bps) to 2.25%-2.50% on Wednesday, but did alter its statement to cite some softening in recent data.

Euro fragile following a cut in Russian gas supply and a looming Fed hike

Euro nursed losses on Wednesday after its sharpest drop in two weeks, as a cut in Russian gas supply sent energy prices soaring, while the dollar held ground ahead of an expected Fed hike.

After falling to record lows, rupee regains footing against US dollar

RBI's interventions and a less hawkish view on US Federal Reserve among factors that help currency

Fed rate-path uncertainty, European gas crunch dominate currency markets

The U.S. Federal Reserve starts a two-day meeting later in the day and is expected to deliver a 75 basis-point interest rate rise.

Dow Jones rises at start of big earnings week, Microsoft drags Nasdaq

The S&P 500 was up 5.49 points, or 0.14%, at 3,967.12, while the Nasdaq Composite was down 26.93 points, or 0.23%, at 11,807.19

As rupee continues to slide, RBI may be back to spot intervention

Reserve Bank of India's foreign-exchange reserves have fallen by about $30 billion since the end of May to $573 billion, according to its data

Rupee strengthened against all major currencies other than dollar: CEA

He added that unlike earlier crises, the depreciation of the rupee against the US dollar was lower than other major global currencies such as the Swiss Franc, the Euro, the British pound and the Yen

Rupee closes shy of 80/$ as RBI shields currency, exporters sell dollars

The rupee settled at 79.99 per dollar on Wednesday - a fresh closing low for the Indian unit versus the greenback

Rupee breaches 80/$ for first time, settles at 79.95 after RBI intervention

The rupee has depreciated 7.01 per cent against the dollar this year

Rupee at 80: Little relief on the cards from high trade deficit

Due to global risk aversion on the back of geo-political tensions and aggressive policy tightening by the Fed, the dollar has appreciated against most currencies, including the rupee

Rupee at 80: How have other currencies performed in the last six months

The Sri Lankan rupee has fallen over 66 per cent against the rupee in the last six months. It was trading at 2.7 per INR on January 19 and has fallen to 4.5 on July 19

Euro rallies after report that bigger ECB rate hike is on the cards

The euro rose to as high as $1.0254, up 1.1% on the day and its strongest since July 6 as money markets priced in a 60% chance of a 50 basis point hike on Thursday, up from 25% on Monday.