* MSCI's ACWI posts longest losing streak since 1990. * Dollar gains as investors turn risk-averse. * U.S. Treasury yields slide as slowdown fears mount. * Oil gains as supply risks outweigh economic worries. * Graphic: Global asset performance http://tmsnrt.rs/2yaDPgn. * Graphic: World FX rates http://tmsnrt.rs/2egbfVh. By Herbert Lash.
Speculators' net long
positioning on the U.S. dollar slipped, after hitting their
highest level since late November in the previous week,
according to calculations by Reuters and U.S. Commodity ...
A gauge for Latin American currencies
logged its biggest weekly gain in about two months on Friday,
with Brazil's real at the helm after a bruising week for the
dollar, while stocks across the ...
The Canadian dollar edged lower
against its U.S. counterpart on Friday, pulling back from an
earlier two-week high, as volatility in global equity markets
bolstered demand for the safe-haven greenback.
The U.S. dollar rose against the euro on Friday, as investor unease about the potential economic fallout from Federal Reserve's efforts to squash inflation bubbled to the surface, souring risk sentiment on Wall Street.
Speculators' net long positioning on the U.S. dollar slipped, after hitting their highest level since late November in the previous week, according to calculations by Reuters and U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission data released on Friday.
Global equity markets rebounded after the S&P 500 pared losses that briefly took it into bear market territory, and the dollar gained on Friday, as investor unease about Federal Reserve policy tightening to curb inflation kindled fears of a recession.
* Graphic: Global asset performance http://tmsnrt.rs/2yaDPgn. * Graphic: World FX rates http://tmsnrt.rs/2egbfVh. By Herbert Lash. The S&P 500 neared bear market territory and the dollar strengthened on Friday as investor unease about Federal Reserve policy tightening to clamp down on inflation kindled fears of a recession.
* Graphic: Global asset performance http://tmsnrt.rs/2yaDPgn. * Graphic: World FX rates http://tmsnrt.rs/2egbfVh. By Herbert Lash. An earlier rally in global stocks fizzled and the dollar strengthened on Friday as investor unease about Federal Reserve policy tightening to clamp down on inflation kindled fears of a slowdown and put risk-off sentiment back in the ascendancy.
Sterling was set for its biggest weekly gain since December 2020 against a weakening dollar as the latest economic data suggested the market might not need to scale back its expectations for Bank of England rate hikes much further. The U.S. dollar was headed for its worst week since early February, showing fatigue after the currency's breathless 10%, 14-week surge.
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