Tag: Interest Rates
Dollar fragile as traders look for safe havens on tariff turmoil
The safe havens yen and Swiss franc held near six-month highs on Tuesday while the U.S. dollar nursed broad losses as financial markets grappled with [...]
EUR/USD Back to 1.05 as EZ Inflation Implies ECB Hawkish Cut Case
eur-usdSkerdian Meta•Monday, March 3, 2025•3 min read
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US dollar recovers as markets in consolidation mode; pares gains after data
The U.S. dollar rose against a broad range of currencies on Friday, partly retracing losses versus the yen as investors consolidated positions ahead o [...]
Dollar starts 2025 higher; yen rooted at five-month lows
The U.S. dollar kicked off 2025 on the front foot on Thursday after a strong year of gain against most currencies, with the yen sliding toward its low [...]
Dollar charges ahead on hawkish Fed outlook, yen awaits BOJ
The dollar flirted with a two-year peak on Thursday after the Federal Reserve signalled a slower pace of rate cuts in 2025, while the yen slid to a on [...]
If Trump wants to kill inflation, the first thing he needs to do is get more homes built
Homes under construction in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey on Nov. 19th, 2024.Adam Jeffery | CNBCIf President-elect Donald Trump is going to push inflat [...]
Retailers like Macy’s, Gap and TJX jack up store card APR
Tommy | Digitalvision Vectors | Getty ImagesDozens of the largest U.S. retailers and their bank partners jacked up interest rates on their store-brand [...]
Bitcoin Price (BTC) Falls Following Jerome Powell Comments
The price of bitcoin (BTC) fell about 1.5% to $88,300 in the minutes following Powell's comments. The price at press time had dipped a bit further to [...]
Ether, Touted as Internet Bond, May Top $3K on Fed Rate Cut, Outperform Bitcoin
Elevated interest rates in the U.S. have dented ether’s appeal as the internet equivalent of a bond, offering a fixed-income-like return on staking.
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Dollar dips as US voters head to polls
The U.S. dollar fell as U.S. voters headed to the polls on Tuesday, with the results of the elections likely to decide at least the near-term fate of [...]
Strong jobs report propels dollar to best week since 2022
The dollar jumped to a seven-week high on Friday and was on track to post its best week since September 2022 after a surprisingly strong jobs report f [...]
How the U.S. Election and Easing Monetary Policy Could Ignite the Next Bull Market
If the market linked crypto prices directly to Republican win odds, the dots in the chart above would form an upward-sloping 45-degree line. Conversel [...]
August home sales drop more than expected, as prices set a new record
Sales of previously owned homes fell 2.5% in August from July, to a seasonally adjusted annualized rate of 3.86 million units, according to the Nation [...]
A 50 Basis Points Fed Rate Cut Could Raise Alarm for Bitcoin (BTC), Crypto Research Firm Warns
Rate moves are expressed in “basis points (bps),” equal to 1/100 of a percentage point and central banks, including the Fed, typically opt for 25 basi [...]
Dollar at seven-month low on rate cut bets, Powell speech in focus
The dollar hung near a seven-month low on Tuesday on wagers the U.S. central bank will start cutting interest rates from next month, with traders prep [...]