- Speculators cut their net long U.S. dollar positions in the latest week, according to calculations by Reuters and U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission data released on Friday. The value of the net long dollar was $17.65 billion in the week ended May 24, compared with a net long of $19.75 billion the previous week.
Speculators cut their net long U.S. dollar positions in the latest week, according to calculations by Reuters and U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission data released on Friday. The value of the net long dollar was $17.65 billion in the week ended May 24, compared with a net long of $19.75 billion the previous week.
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May 27 (Reuters) - The Colombian peso slipped ahead of the
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The dollar edged lower on Friday on its way to a second-straight weekly decline as traders pared expectations for U.S. Federal Reserve interest rate hikes and as improving inflation and consumer spending data eased recession fears. The dollar index, which measures the safe-haven currency against a basket of six other major currencies, fell as low as 101.43, its weakest since April 25.
- Russia's National Settlement Depository on Friday successfully paid coupons in foreign currency on two Eurobonds, an NSD representative told Reuters, a move that could mean Russia may have again averted a default.
Russia's National Settlement Depository on Friday successfully paid coupons in foreign currency on Eurobonds maturing in 2026 and 2036, both of which were due on May 27, an NSD representative told Reuters.
By John McCrank. The dollar edged lower and was on track for its second-straight weekly decline as traders pared expectations for U.S. Federal Reserve interest rate hikes and as improving inflation and consumer spending data eased recession fears.
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May 27 (Reuters) - The Colombian peso advanced to its
highest level in nearly a month on Friday ahead of the
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Britain's pound headed for a second weekly rise and was close to a one-month high on Friday, helped by a large government spending package to support households that economists said should support the economy in the short term.
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