Currencies
Dollar Slumps as Sellers Resume Grip With Powell and Tariffs in Focus
A cease-fire between Israel and Iran has the dollar in firm retreat.
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Gold, Global Stocks Fall Amid Israel, Iran Escalation Fears. Oil Prices Are Rising.
With U.S. markets closed for the Juneteenth holiday, global investors were weighing up a potential escalation in the Israel-Iran conflict.
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BOE Holds Interest Rates, Following the Fed. The U.K. May Cut Again Soon.
The Bank of England has been slowly reducing borrowing costs since the middle of last year, but inflation is still well above target.
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Stocks Are Volatile Right Now. Why Gold and Other Havens Aren’t Safe Either.
Trump raises fears of an escalation in the Middle East, retail sales are weaker than expected, stablecoin bill gets Senate approval, and more news to start your day.
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Dollar’s Haven Status Stands Out After Israel's Attack on Iran
The dollar just gave a clear example of a risk-off environment—but it isn’t performing well overall.
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Investors Face Fresh Israel, Iran Worries. What History Says Markets Do Next.
Israel strikes Iran, dollar’s slump is worst since 1980s, immigration raids cripple factories, and more news to start your day.
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Dollar’s Slide Has Traders Seeking More Protection Against Declines
The currency reached its lowest intraday value in more than three years on Thursday.
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Dollar’s Slump Is Worst Since 1980s. Don’t Expect a Quick Rebound.
The currency is falling despite factors that ordinarily would support it.
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The World Is Embracing the Dollar, Not Abandoning It: BofA
The decline is a reflection of other factors, the bank’s interest-rate strategists say.
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Wall Street Is Too Pessimistic on the Dollar. That Could Be a Problem.
The dollar is struggling, and strategists overwhelmingly agree it’s heading even lower. But with such strong consensus on a negative outlook, any positive news on the greenback could deliver an unexpected—and much harder—blow.
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Treasury to Double Down on Currency Manipulation, Issues Warning for China
Recent weakness in the dollar gives trading partners more reason to intervene, pushing down their own currencies’ value.
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ECB Cuts Interest Rates. It’s Way Ahead of the Fed.
The ECB cut interest rates for the eighth consecutive meeting.
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What the ‘Revenge Tax’ Is in the Tax Bill—and How It Could Pummel the Dollar
A section of the tax and spending bill would allow the government to apply new taxes on foreign investment from countries deemed to have unfair tax schedules of their own.
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Trump’s Tax Bill Is Testing the Dollar. This Red Flag Matters More.
The dollar’s worst start to a year on record, Bristol Myers plans to develop new cancer drug, Apple’s WWDC is coming, and more news to start your day.
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Stocks Behave Like Tariff Threat Is Over. Dollar and Bonds Say Otherwise.
Salesforce wades back into dealmaking, Southwest drops free checked bags, Trump Media to buy Bitcoin, and more news to start your day.
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What the U.S. Dollar Shares With Blockbuster Video and Sears
European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde says uncertainty is rising about the dominant role of the U.S. currency.
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Markets Are Shifting Views on Fed Rates, They May Not Need Cuts
Ford suspends guidance and sizes up tariffs impact, Carney meets with Trump and trade is on the agenda, more news to start your day.
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Dollar's Tumble Evokes '90s Asian Currency Crisis. How Stocks Could Suffer.
Sharp moves in Asian currencies against the dollar will add to investor skittishness, and any new selloff in U.S. treasuries would likely derail the global stocks rally.
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The Dollar Stopped Dropping. It Still Has a Perilous Path.
As long as the U.S. embraces tariffs, the dollar is likely to be under pressure.
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Gold Has Been Pushed to ‘Extremes.’ What to Do Now.
The market’s wild swings drove investors to seek a haven. They chose the precious metal.
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This Economist Sees Global Supply Shocks, Higher Rates, Reduced Tariffs
Freya Beamish, chief economist at TS Lombard, says market ructions and an eye to the midterms will spur the Trump administration to negotiate reciprocal tariffs away.
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Bitcoin Rises. Tariffs, the Dollar, and What Else Is Boosting Crypto Prices.
Cryptocurrencies rose Monday, contrasting with major U.S. indexes and helped by a falling dollar.
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The Dollar Has Been Tumbling. It May Have Further to Fall.
An unusual dynamic has led some to worry that U.S. investments are losing their appeal as a global safe haven.
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China Raises Tariffs on the U.S. Again. Currencies Are a New Concern.
China responded to the White House’s latest tariffs move against the world’s second-largest country, lifting its rates on U.S. goods and vowing to “resolutely counterattack and fight to the end.”
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Dollar, Bond Moves Are a Warning Sign of Bigger Risks to Come
Market volatility isn’t going away.
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