US Dollar
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Argentina’s peso slumped more than 11 percent against the US dollar on Monday
Apr 16, 2025Argentina’s peso slumped more than 11 percent against the US dollar on Monday, after Javier Milei’s libertarian government loosened currency controls to win a $20 billion IMF bailout. The peso was trading at just under 1,200... -
Chinese currency yuan weakened to 7.1870 against the U.S. dollar on Monday
Dec 10, 2024The central parity rate of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, weakened 22 pips to 7.1870 against the U.S. dollar on Monday, according to the China Foreign Exchange Trade System. In China’s spot foreign exchange... -
Argentina to regulate import authorizations more closely to prevent fraud and preserve reserves of U.S. dollars
Oct 9, 2022Argentina will regulate import authorizations more closely in an effort to prevent fraud and preserve reserves of U.S. dollars, Economy Ministry sources said on Saturday. The new system will include verification that the size of an... -
The US dollar hit a fresh 24-year high against the Japanese yen on Thursday
Sep 22, 2022The US dollar hit a fresh 24-year high against the Japanese yen on Thursday, breaking through the 145 level after Japan’s central bank left its ultra-loose monetary policy unchanged. News of the Bank of Japan’s decision... -
The dollar edged back down in Asia on Friday
Jan 26, 2018The resumption of the greenback’s sell-off reversed early gains in Tokyo, which ended down for a third day, though Hong Kong surged to new peaks in mixed equity trade. The dollar edged back down in Asia... -
The dollar gyrated on Donald Trump’s comments favoring a strong US currency
Jan 26, 2018One day after US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin seemed to embrace a cheap US currency, Trump told CNBC Mnuchin’s remarks had been taken out of context, and restated the traditional US policy. The dollar gyrated on... -
The dollar’s travails extended into Wednesday
Jul 19, 2017News Hour: The dollar’s travails extended into Wednesday as Donald Trump faces a battle to push through his much-vaunted economic agenda, while Hong Kong was the standout Asian equity market, rising for an eighth straight day.... -
Shares and the U.S. dollar dipped while U.S. bond yields slumped to five-month lows
Apr 17, 2017News Hour: Shares and the U.S. dollar dipped on Monday while U.S. bond yields slumped to five-month lows after soft U.S. economic data hurt investor sentiment already frayed by worries over North Korea and coming French... -
US stocks rose and the dollar fell as Donald Trump officially sworn in as the US president
Jan 21, 2017News Hour: US stocks rose and the dollar fell on Friday as Donald Trump was officially sworn in as the president of the United States and Barack Obama’s term ended. Trump’s inauguration dominated a day that...