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Dollar idles after tumble from 19-month peak

Kevin Buckland, Reuters
Posted at Feb 01 12:55 PM

The US dollar nursed its wounds on Tuesday following its biggest drop in nearly three weeks against major peers. Read more »

PSE lifts trading halt on DITO CME after refund promise

Art Fuentes, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 31 10:02 PM

The Philippine Stock Exchange said it will again allow DITO CME shares to be traded after the company vowed to refund investors in its scuttled share sale. Read more »

Asia markets dive as volatility sweeps globe ahead of Fed meeting

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 25 06:27 PM

Asian markets plunged Tuesday following a highly volatile day on Wall Street fuelled by fears about the Federal Reserve's plans to hike interest rates. Read more »

Cryptocurrencies pause, other currencies wait for Fed

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 24 02:41 PM

The dollar traded steady on Monday ahead of the US Federal Reserve's January policy meeting later this week, while bitcoin lay bruised near a six-month low. Read more »

Leveraged loan prices at highest in near 15 years

Yoruk Bahceli, Reuters
Posted at Jan 20 06:57 PM

Leveraged loans are often taken out by companies that have high levels of debt, usually with non-investment grade credit ratings. Read more »

Stock markets mostly retreat as focus firmly on inflation

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 13 08:46 PM

Leading European and Asian stock markets largely retreated along with the dollar Thursday as investors tracked developments surrounding decades-high inflation. Read more »

Asian markets drop as era of cheap cash draws to a close

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 11 02:49 PM

Asian markets retreated as investors grew concerned about the Federal Reserve's plans to wind back its financial support and lift interest rates within months. Read more »

IMF warns developing countries of 'economic turbulence'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 10 01:41 PM

Emerging economies should gird for possible rough times as the US Federal Reserve prepares to raise rates and growth slows because of the Omicron variant. Read more »

Asian, European markets track Wall St drop on Fed rate hike plans

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 06 07:18 PM

Tech firms led losses across most markets following a painful sell-off in New York fuelled by bets that the Federal Reserve will hike interest rates several times. Read more »

European equities extend gains as Omicron fears fade

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 05 08:59 PM

Europe's major stock markets advanced Wednesday as investors drew strength from easing Omicron virus concerns and shrugged off a mixed performance in Asia. Read more »

Dollar shines, euro droops as Omicron spreads

Kevin Buckland, Reuters
Updated as of Dec 20 11:41 AM

The US dollar hovered near the highest since July of last year against major peers on Monday after a Federal Reserve official signaled a first pandemic-era interest rate hike could come as early as March. Read more »

Top central banks may diverge over inflation, Omicron

By Howard Schneider and William Schomberg, Reuters
Posted at Dec 14 02:54 PM

Major central banks meet this week to assess risks from the new Omicron variant while considering reducing emergency measures to fight the pandemic's economic toll. Read more »

Dollar edges up, euro falls before central bank meetings

Stefano Rebaudo, Reuters
Posted at Dec 13 06:17 PM

The dollar edged higher on Monday as investors braced for a batch of central banks’ policy meetings this week, including the US Federal Reserve's. Read more »

World stocks in third day of gains as Omicron fears ease

Elizabeth Howcroft, Reuters
Posted at Dec 08 06:25 PM

A rebound in market sentiment continued in early European trading on Wednesday, with world shares set for their biggest two-day jump since November last year. Read more »

Dollar shines, euro suffers amid COVID fears in Europe

Kevin Buckland, Reuters
Posted at Nov 22 10:30 AM

The safe-haven US dollar traded close to a 16-month high to the euro on Monday on growing anxiety over the impact of surging COVID-19 infections in Europe. Read more »

Dollar jumps after US retail data fuels rate hike bets

Tom Wilson, Reuters
Posted at Nov 17 08:30 PM

The dollar jumped on Wednesday as strong US retail sales data fuelled bets on earlier Federal Reserve interest rate hikes. Read more »

Global shares linger at peaks ahead of Fed move

Reuters
Posted at Nov 03 01:03 PM

Global shares hovered at record highs while currency markets and US Treasuries were steady on Wednesday, as investors looked to the Fed's next moves. Read more »

Dollar holds firm as Fed decision looms; yen dips

Kevin Buckland, Reuters
Posted at Nov 01 10:27 AM

The dollar traded near a 2 1/2-week high on Monday as quickening inflation in the US boosted the case for earlier Federal Reserve interest rate hikes. Read more »

Dollar slips, lacking momentum ahead of central bank meetings

Elizabeth Howcroft, Reuters
Posted at Oct 26 08:31 PM

The dollar slipped but struggled to gain momentum, with most major currency pairs little changed as investors waited for major central bank meetings. Read more »

Asian markets up on earnings as Fed mulls taper

Agence France Presse
Posted at Oct 20 05:43 PM

Most Asian markets rose again, joining a global rally fuelled by strong earnings, while investors kept tabs on comments from the Federal Reserve. Read more »