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By Joseph Ciolli and John Detrixhe, Bloomberg |
March 8, 2013
The dollar gained versus the yen to the highest level since 2009 as U.S. employers added more jobs than forecast last month, boosting optimism the economy is withstanding higher taxes and lower government spending.
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By John Detrixhe and Joseph Ciolli, Bloomberg |
January 11, 2013
The yen reached the weakest since June 2010 versus the dollar after Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s government said it will spend 10.3 trillion yen ($116 billion) in new stimulus efforts that tend to weaken a currency.
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By Joseph Ciolli, Bloomberg |
December 31, 2012
The dollar fell against most of its biggest peers as Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said he’s hopeful a last-minute U.S. deficit-reduction deal will be reached to protect all but top earners from a tax increase
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By Allison Bennett, Bloomberg |
October 24, 2012
The dollar gained versus the euro as the Federal Reserve maintained asset-purchase programs without suggesting it’s closer to boosting stimulus, reducing concern additional measures will debase the currency.
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By Joseph Ciolli, Bloomberg |
September 11, 2012
The dollar fell against all of its 16 most-traded counterparts before the Federal Reserve starts a two-day meeting tomorrow amid speculation it will buy bonds to boost the economy.
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By Joseph Ciolli, Bloomberg |
June 25, 2012
The euro weakened before a European Union summit later this week and as Italy and Spain prepare to sell debt tomorrow amid concern Europe’s fiscal crisis is infecting bigger economies.
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By Catarina Saraiva and Lucy Meakin, Bloomberg |
May 30, 2012
The euro fell to the lowest in almost two years against the dollar as Spain struggled to rescue its troubled banks, adding to signs the European debt crisis is spreading to the region’s larger economies.
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By Catarina Saraiva and Lukanyo Mnyanda, Bloomberg News |
May 10, 2012
The euro rose from a three-month low as Europe’s bailout fund confirmed that aid to Greece had been received and officials reported progress forming a government, easing concern the nation will leave the monetary union.
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By Allison Bennett, Bloomberg |
March 26, 2012
The dollar fell against its higher- yielding counterparts as Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke said accommodative monetary policy is still needed to reduce U.S. unemployment.
