Dollar starts 2019 strong, safety bid lifts yen
The euro fell 0.9 percent against the U.S. dollar, following weak manufacturing data from Spain, France, Italy, and Germany
Rupee devaluation & balance of payment crisis dominated headlines in 2018
The rupee, capital markets remained under duress in 2018 due to dwindling forex reserves, growing external financing gap, imports, trade deficit, political and economic uncertainty
Dollar ends strongest year since 2015 on defensive note
The dollar index, which tracks the greenback versus six peers, was down 0.22 percent on Monday
The rupee is falling. Let it crash
Why letting the currency exchange rate fall may help fix some (but not all) of the structural flaws in the economy
Iran says detains 17 for foreign exchange fraud
Iran intervened in the currency market and threatened speculators as it engineered a dramatic recovery of the rial in recent weeks to ease pressure on its economy
Dollar slips to four-month low vs. yen amid turmoil in Washington
The dollar fell 0.39 percent to 110.00 yen, its lowest level since late August and is set to fall for an eighth straight session against the Japanese currency
Japan stocks plunge, other Asia markets fall after US losses
The Nikkei 225 fell by an unusually wide margin of 4.8 percent to 19,189.00 and Shanghai Composite Index lost 2.3 percent to 2,469.28
Markets far from merry as stock losses extend into seventh day
MSCI’s world equity index, which tracks shares in 47 countries, was 0.15 percent lower on the day and down almost 7 percent in the past seven sessions — its worst stretch of daily losses since January 2016
Dollar drops to one-month lows on questions over U.S. growth
The dollar fell 0.8 percent against its rivals to 96.258, its lowest level in a month
Dollar index near 19-month high on safe-haven bid amid global growth worries
The dollar index, which gauges its value versus six major peers, was little changed at 97.44, below the 19-month high of 97.71 it hit on Friday
Asian shares edge higher with Fed meeting in focus
Japan’s Nikkei 225 index added 0.8 percent to 21,536.85 and the Kospi in South Korea gained 0.3 percent to 2,074.51
Gold set for biggest weekly fall in 5; firm dollar weighs
Spot gold was 0.4 percent lower at $1,237.65 per ounce as of 0747 GMT
Dollar gains as focus shifts to Fed, euro and sterling under pressure
The dollar has been the biggest winner of 2018, having gained 5.3 percent over its peers so far this year
Asian shares fall on poor Chinese economic data
Japan’s Nikkei 225 index slid 1.7 percent to 21,439.16 and the Kospi in South Korea lost 1.2 percent to 2,070.70
Rupee to weaken to Rs148 against greenback by end of FY19: Fitch Solutions
It expects the trade deficit to narrow over the coming months irrespective of oil price dynamics taking the country’s dollar shortage and recent rupee weakness into context