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16 Aug

Dollar holds most of gains made on upbeat U.S. retail sales data

By Lisa Twaronite TOKYO (Reuters) – The dollar edged slightly lower in early Asian trading on Wednesday but held most of its gains made after U.S. retail sales data suggested the economy continued to gain momentum in the third quarter and kept alive hopes for another Federal Reserve interest rate hike this year. Minutes from […]

15 Aug

Dollar climbs as North Korean tensions ease

By Patrick Graham LONDON (Reuters) – Gains against the yen and the Swiss franc led a broad rise in the U.S. dollar on Tuesday, helped by an easing of the tensions around North Korea that drove capital towards Switzerland and Japan last week. The yen and the franc had both surged as Washington and Pyongyang […]

15 Aug

Forex – Aussie holds steady, kiwi edges higher as tensions ease

Investing.com – The Australian dollar was steady against its U.S. counterpart on Tuesday, while the New Zealand dollar edged higher as geopolitical tensions continued to ease and as markets eyed the release of U.S. economic reports due later in the day. AUD/USD was little changed at 0.7850. Market sentiment improved after North Korea said on Tuesday it […]