OIL FUTURES: Crude Hits 6-Mo High On Econ Optimism, Dollar
By Lananh Nguyen LONDON (Dow Jones)–Crude oil futures rose to fresh six-month highs Wednesday in London as economic optimism and a lower dollar encouraged buyers.
WORLD FOREX: North Korea Threat Hits Yen, Dollar Mixed
By Nicholas Hastings Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES LONDON (Dow Jones)–North Korea’s threat to launch a military strike on the south is leaving the dollar mixed but the yen lower in Europe Wednesday.
Gold holds below $950/oz as dollar weighs
By Jan Harvey LONDON, May 27 (Reuters) – Gold held below $950 an ounce in Europe on Wednesday, under pressure from a slight uptick in the dollar and a recovery in stock markets that diverted some investment from bullion.
FOREX-Euro dips vs dollar on ECB uncertainty, stress tests
By Steven C. Johnson NEW YORK, May 6 (Reuters) – The dollar edged up against the euro and sterling on Wednesday as worries about US banks and uncertainty about a European Central Bank meeting dulled risk appetite and boosted safe-haven flows into the …
Gold, Silver Gain as Dollar Falls, Pending Bank Stress Results
By Halia Pavliva May 4 (Bloomberg) — Gold climbed for the first time in three sessions on surging demand for the metal as a store of value while the dollar fell and investors prepared for the release later this week of US bank stress tests.
MasterCard Profit Falls 18% as Stronger Dollar Affects Revenue
By Hugh Son May 1 (Bloomberg) — MasterCard Inc., the world’s second- largest electronic payments network, said first-quarter profit fell 18 percent amid the impact of a stronger US dollar on overseas revenue.
Dollar retreats on US GDP details, euro sentiment
By Laura Mandaro & Deborah Levine, MarketWatch SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Some glimmers of hope buried in a report on the US economy’s surprisingly sharp contraction in the first quarter deepened the dollar’s slide against most rivals Wednesday, …
NYMEX-Crude ends up as Wall Street gains, dollar dips
* Wall Street extends gains after “stress test” news * Euro at 1-week high vs dollar on German confidence NEW YORK, April 24 (Reuters) – US crude oil futures ended higher on Friday for the fourth day in a row as Wall Street extended gains and as a …
Yen Advances Against Dollar as Japan’s Export Slump Slows
By Ye Xie April 22 (Bloomberg) — The yen rose against the dollar after a report showed a slump in Japan’s exports slowed in March, adding to signs the worst of the recession may be over.
Dollar mixed on positive European data
By Julianne Pepitone, CNNMoney.com contributing writer NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — The dollar was mixed Tuesday as the euro rebounded from a one-month low on a report that showed a much-bigger-than-expected increase in German investor confidence in …