The Canadian dollar weakened to
its lowest level in nearly one week against its U.S. counterpart
on Wednesday as broader gains for the greenback, ahead of
minutes from the Federal Reserve's ...
Benchmark U.S. Treasury yields
fell on Wednesday to briefly hit six-week lows after data showed
that new orders for U.S. made capital goods rose less than
expected in April, and before the Federal ...
The Russian rouble fell sharply past 60 to the dollar from its strongest level in more than four years in volatile trade on Wednesday and bonds rallied after the central bank announced an extraordinary board meeting.
* Europe, U.S. futures lose early momentum ahead of Fed minutes. * Dollar off 1-month low, bond markets in holding pattern. * Oil gains on supply questions. * Turkey's lira in trouble again. * Graphic: Global asset performance http://tmsnrt.rs/2yaDPgn. * Graphic: World FX rates http://tmsnrt.rs/2egbfVh. By Marc Jones.
* Euro zone periphery govt bond yields http://tmsnrt.rs/2ii2Bqr. By Stefano Rebaudo. German government bond yields edged higher on Wednesday as European Central Bank officials supported ECB President Christine Lagarde's plan for gradual monetary tightening, while concerns about the economic outlook dampened risk appetite.
* Dollar rises after two days of falls. * Kiwi up as much as 0.8% at one point after 50 bps rate hike. * Euro slips from one-month high vs dollar. By Sujata Rao. The U.S. dollar snapped a two-day losing streak on Wednesday as Treasury yields paused recent falls, its gain taking the edge off the euro as well as the kiwi dollar which had been lifted earlier by a hawkish central bank message.
- The Russian rouble firmed past 56 against the dollar on Wednesday for the first time since 2018, and touched a seven-year high against the euro as export-focused companies sold foreign currency to pay taxes and traders shrugged off the expiry of a key debt payment licence.
The Russian rouble firmed past 56 against the dollar on Wednesday for the first time since 2018, and touched a seven-year high against the euro as export-focused companies sold foreign currency to pay taxes and traders shrugged off the expiry of a key debt payment licence.
* Stocks claw higher ahead of Fed minutes. * Dollar off 1-month low, bond markets in holding pattern. * Oil gains on supply questions. * Graphic: Global asset performance http://tmsnrt.rs/2yaDPgn. * Graphic: World FX rates http://tmsnrt.rs/2egbfVh. By Marc Jones.
Japan's 10-year government bond yields fell to their lowest level in one and a half months on Wednesday, tracking an overnight decline in Treasuries as weak U.S. housing data deepened fears of an economic slowdown.
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