* MSCI Asia ex-Japan +0.38% * Australia eases lockdowns, U.S. vaccines in sight. * Asian stock markets: https://tmsnrt.rs/2zpUAr4. * 2020 asset performance http://tmsnrt.rs/2yaDPgn. * World FX rates in 2020 http://tmsnrt.rs/2egbfVh. By Andrew Galbraith.
The U.S. dollar marked time on Monday as the prospect of an early rollout of coronavirus vaccines was offset by concerns about economic restrictions to control the spread of the virus, leaving safe-haven assets in limbo. A holiday in Japan also made for sparse liquidity and made investors reluctant to test major chart barriers on a number of dollar pairs.
* Investors react to Fed funding expiries, rising infections. * Some say Fed money might go into early stimulus. * Flows into equities show broader investment options. * By Alwyn Scott. Stock prices and bond yields fell in relatively light trading on Friday as investors reacted to dwindling aid for the U.S. economy and rising coronavirus infection rates.
The dollar on Friday rose against major currencies such as the euro and
yen, with traders consolidating positions amid competing forces that pull the currency in different
directions: the surge in ...
The Canadian dollar edged lower
against its U.S. counterpart on Friday, giving back some of this
week's advance, as a gloomy projection for domestic COVID-19
cases overshadowed higher oil prices ...
The Mexican and Colombian pesos led gains
across Latin American currencies on Friday thanks to higher
crude prices, while Brazil's real was the biggest faller on
fears of a second wave of ...
* Graphic: World FX rates in 2020 http://tmsnrt.rs/2egbfVh. * Graphic: Trade-weighted sterling since Brexit vote http://tmsnrt.rs/2hwV9Hv. By Joice Alves. Sterling was on course for its third consecutive week of gains against the dollar on Friday, driven by renewed hopes that Britain and the European Union will reach a trade deal.
The dollar slipped to a more than one-week low on Friday, while
currencies that benefit from higher risk appetite rose as investors focused on the possible resumption of
talks for additional ...
Brazil's real eased on Friday but was set
for weekly gains of more than 2% as signs of improving growth
prospects for Latin America's largest economy lifted sentiment,
while higher crude ...
The Canadian dollar edged higher
against its U.S. counterpart on Friday as domestic data showed a
stronger-than-expected increase in September retail sales, with
the currency adding to this ...
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