The weakness in the dollar is providing the platform for strength across the majority of its major trading partners with the euro, Japanese yen, British pound and Swiss franc.
Another air disaster did nothing to allay fears of possible terrorist activity, even as there has been no positive determination of the cause of Egypt Air flight 804.
Japan and the United States remained at loggerheads over exchange-rate policy on Friday with Washington saying yen moves continued to be "orderly," signaling that Tokyo has no justification to inte
The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits unexpectedly rose last week to the highest level in more than a year, raising further concerns about the health of the labor market in the wake of a slowdown in job gains in April.
European stocks and oil prices snapped a four-day losing streak and a rally in bond markets fizzled out on Thursday, as investors began to position themselves for U.S. jobs data.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Thursday Tokyo will take appropriate action against excessive, speculative yen rises that could hurt the country's export-reliant companies.
