* Global shares slide as Wall St rally fizzles. * Bonds rally on safety appeal, dollar backs away from highs. By Herbert Lash. Global equities fell further on Thursday, unable to sustain a late rally on Wall Street, as investors dumped stocks on fears of sluggish growth and bought safe-haven assets such as government debt and the Swiss franc.
The Canadian dollar strengthened
to its highest level in two weeks against the U.S. dollar on
Thursday as oil prices rose and investors reduced their exposure
to the U.S. currency.
* Global shares slide as Wall Street cools a bit. * Bonds rally on safety appeal, dollar backs away from highs. * Graphic: Global asset performance http://tmsnrt.rs/2yaDPgn. * Graphic: World FX rates http://tmsnrt.rs/2egbfVh. By Herbert Lash.
* Dollar index down 1% * Swiss Franc rallies after SNB hawkish comments. By Saqib Iqbal Ahmed. The dollar slipped across the board on Thursday, falling to a 2-week low, extending its pullback from a two-decade high, as most major currencies battered by the greenback's advance this year drew buyers.
Currencies in Latin America strengthened
on Thursday as the dollar dropped and metal prices rebounded,
with the Brazilian real leading gains on the prospect of
lockdowns being lifted in top ...
* Global shares slide as Wall Street cools a bit. * Bonds rally on safety appeal, dollar backs away from highs. * Graphic: Global asset performance http://tmsnrt.rs/2yaDPgn. * Graphic: World FX rates http://tmsnrt.rs/2egbfVh. By Herbert Lash and Marc Jones.
Currencies in Latin America strengthened
on Thursday as the dollar dropped and metal prices rebounded,
with the Brazilian real leading gains on the prospect of
lockdowns being lifted in top ...
* Dollar gives up recent gains. * Swiss Franc rallies after SNB hawkish comments. By Saqib Iqbal Ahmed. The dollar fell across the board on Thursday, dipping to a 2-week low, extending its pullback from a two-decade high, as most major currencies battered by the greenback's advance this year drew some buyers.
Sterling climbed to a two-week high against a weaker dollar on Thursday, winning a respite for now from the soaring inflation and murky growth outlook that has weighed on sentiment towards the British currency.
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