Speculators reduced their net short dollar positions in the latest week to the lowest since late July, according to calculations by Reuters and U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission data released on Friday. The value of the net short dollar position fell to $25.93 billion in the week ended Oct. 27, compared with a net short of $27.05 billion the previous week.
* USD index ticks up, set for sharp weekly gain. * Crude prices set for double-digit weekly percentage loss. * Graphic: Stocks, oil, COVID-19: https://tmsnrt.rs/35Q1ncm. By Rodrigo Campos.
Speculators reduced their net short dollar positions in the latest week to the lowest since late July, according to calculations by Reuters and U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission data released on Friday. The value of the net short dollar position fell to $25.93 billion in the week ended Oct. 27, compared with a net short of $27.05 billion the previous week.
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* USD index little changed, set for sharp weekly gain. * Crude prices set for double-digit weekly percentage loss. * Graphic: Stocks, oil, COVID-19: https://tmsnrt.rs/35Q1ncm. By Rodrigo Campos.
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