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Dollar on track for best month since 2015
The dollar hit a 20-year high against the yen on Thursday, as the Japanese currency was hurt by dovish Bank of Japan policy
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'Dollar is king' mantra rings across currencies as yen drops to 20-year low
Traders focus on potential half-point Federal Reserve rate hike next week; Bloomberg dollar gauge set for best monthly gain in a decade
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Asian shares logged moderate gains after wobbly day on Wall Street
The US Federal Reserve has begun raising interest rates to counter surging inflation and investors have been selling yen to seek higher returns in dollar-denominated assets
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Dollar hits 20-year peak on yen as BOJ double-down super-low yield policy
There had been some market speculation the BOJ might step back a little given inflation was rising and other major central banks were tightening, but it showed no hesitation
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Gold falls to four-week low amid rate hike jitters, robust dollar
Spot gold fell 0.7% to $1,916.17 per ounce by 0922 GMT, earlier hitting its lowest since March 29 at $1,911.80
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Dollar stands tall as US Federal Reserve eyes 50-basis-point hike
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said on Thursday a 50-basis-point hike was on the table at its next meeting in May
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Ruble payments ruled against, Russia comes closer to default: Report
Russia paid bondholders in rubles on April 6 after the US blocked Russia from utilising American banks to channel payments on its dollar-denominated bonds.
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Yen rises from 20-year trough against dollar as US yields retreat
The U.S. dollar hit 129.43 yen on Wednesday for the first time since April 2002 earlier in the session, before easing to 127.79 yen, down 0.8%
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Gold prices ease as dollar firms, safe-haven demand caps losses
Gold is trading below $1,998.10, a more than one-month high hit on Monday, as the dollar index scaled an over two-year peak on elevated US Treasury yields
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Euro hits two-year low vs dollar as ECB seen in no rush to hike rates
Lagarde said there was no clear timeframe for when rates would start to rise, adding it could be weeks or even several months after the end of stimulus
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Investors snap up dollar on hawkish Fed views; yen slumps past 126
The yen led losers against the dollar with the Japanese unit weakening 0.8% to cross the 126 yen to the dollar level for the first time since May 2002.
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Dollar index back above 100 ahead of expected red-hot US inflation data
The dollar's gains have been most striking against the yen
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Forex reserves slide $11.17 bn to $606.475 bn, steepest fall in a week
For the previous reporting week ended March 25, the overall reserves had slid by USD 2.03 billion to USD 617.648 billion
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Russia to make debt payment in rubles, which may cause default
Russia said Wednesday that it made a debt payment in rubles this week, a move that may not be accepted by Russia's foreign debtholders and could put the country on a path to an historic default
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Gold subdued as robust dollar dims appeal; focus on Fed minutes
Gold prices were subdued on Wednesday in choppy trade as a robust dollar and the prospect the Federal Reserve could raise interest rates aggressively kept non-yielding bullion near a one-week low
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Commodity currencies gain, led by Australian dollar; euro falls
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.
Stocks rise with growth names, dollar up on talk of more Moscow sanctions
By Caroline Valetkevitch
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Gold steady as stronger dollar, yields counter Ukraine woes
A stronger dollar makes gold less attractive for other currency holders, while higher yields increase the opportunity cost of holding non-paying bullion
Rising dollar strength drags down India's foreign reserve
The value of the country's gold reserves increased by $1.230 billion to $43.241 billion
Euro rises vs dollar as eurozone inflation fans rate hike expectations
The dollar index, which measures the greenback against a basket of six peer currencies, was down 0.57% at 97.861 at 2:20 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time, having earlier touched its lowest level since March