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Dow, S&P 500 finish higher even as pandemic aid talks break down in DC without a deal

Major U.S. stock indexes closed higher Friday, except for the Nasdaq Composite Index, despite Washington’s failure to produce a last-minute coronavirus aid package before Congress takes a summer recess, leaving America’s e...

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Dollar is most ‘oversold’ in 40 years and that could hold back the global stock market rally, warns Morgan Stanley

The overwhelming bearishness surrounding the dollar is unnerving Morgan Stanley strategists who argue that the extreme positioning could see the greenback's selloff slow down.

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Why global investors can’t ignore Turkey’s latest currency woes

Investors outside of Turkey need to pay attention to a plunging lira as the country burns through its foreign-exchange reserves.

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Asian markets skid as China-U.S. trade tensions rise

Asian shares were mostly lower Friday in lackluster trading, as trade tensions between the U.S. and China offset optimism about more fiscal stimulus for the ailing U.S. economy.

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Asian markets mixed as U.S. talks on stimulus plan stall

Stocks were mixed in Asia on Thursday despite strong gains overnight on Wall Street, where the rally just kept on rolling.

Ticker Name Last Chg Chg %
EURUSD Euro 1.18 -0.0001 -0.01%
USDJPY Japanese Yen 105.89 -0.04 -0.04%
GBPUSD British Pound 1.31 0.0006 0.05%
AUDUSD Australian Dollar 0.72 0.0000 0.00%
DXY U.S. Dollar Index (DXY) 93.39 -0.04 -0.05%
BUXX WSJ Dollar Index 88.72 -0.02 -0.02%

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Asian markets mixed after report that U.S., China will meet to talk trade

Asian markets were mixed early Wednesday after a report that the U.S. and China will to meet to discuss compliance with their phase-one trade deal.

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Gold ends above $2,000 for the first time in history as U.S. dollar and bond yields recede

Gold futures power higher Tuesday, gathering momentum late in the session as government bond yields head lower and as the U.S. dollar’s recent rebound recedes somewhat, allowing the precious metal to make an assault on a r...

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Charting a solid August start: S&P 500, Nasdaq stage latest summer breakouts

Technically speaking, the U.S. benchmarks’ bigger-picture backdrop remains bullish amid a solid August start, writes Michael Ashbaugh.

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IMF says 40% of world’s current account surpluses and deficits are ‘excessive’

The U.S. dollar was overvalued against other currencies by 11% in 2019, the International Monetary Fund said in a report released Tuesday

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Asian markets join global rally as S&P 500 nears record

Shares advanced across Asia on Tuesday after Wall Street closed broadly higher on encouraging economic reports, starting off August by closing within 3% of the record high it set in February.

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A Bitcoin Bull Makes Her Case

CoinShares chief strategy officer Meltem Demirors suggests thinking of the cryptocurrency as savings technology whose value is tied to “digital scarcity.”

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Square’s Big Bitcoin Haul Is Good for Square but Better for Bitcoin

Cryptocurrency funds rally as bitcoin hits a 2-month high

Crypto funds surged Monday as bitcoin broke out from a recent trading range and rose to its highest in two months. There is no exchange-traded fun...

Ticker Name Last Chg Chg %
BTCUSD Bitcoin USD 11678.91 -2 -0.02%
ETHEUR Ethereum EUR 331.01 -2.49 -0.75%
LTCUSD Litecoin USD 57.05 -0.0300 -0.05%
XRPUSD Ripple USD 0.29 0.0009 0.31%
BCHUSD Bitcoin Cash USD 298.60 -0.20 -0.07%
XMRUSD Monero USD 92.94 -0.16 -0.17%