Dollar Drops Amidst Renewed Rate Cut Hopes

The U.S. Dollar declined significantly during the week ended July 5 amidst weak economic data from the U.S. that renewed expectations of a rate cut by the Fed. The greenback weakened against the euro, the pound, the Australian dollar, the Japanese yen, the Canadian dollar, the Swedish krona as well as the Swiss franc. The...

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Pound Climbs After Starmer\'s Victory

The pound strengthened against its major counterparts in the New York session on Monday, as Labour leader Keir Starmer\'s landslide victory in last week\'s election secured political stability. Starmer pledged to begin the work of change, the mission of national renewal and rebuild the country. The Labor won 411 seats in the House Of Commons,...

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Major European Markets Close Weak

European stocks turned in a mixed performance on Monday, and the major markets in the region closed slightly down, as investors reacted to the results of French parliamentary elections, and awaited Fed Chair Jerome Powell\'s testimony this week for clues on U.S. central bank\'s policy path. A left-wing alliance won the most seats in the...

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Asian Markets Trading Mixed

Asian stock markets are trading mixed on Tuesday, following the mixed cues from Wall Street overnight, as traders seemed reluctant to make significant moves ahead of key US inflation data later in the week, which is expected to show a slowdown in the pace of annual price growth, could impact the outlook for interest rates....

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Swiss Franc Slides As Swiss Inflation Slows

The Swiss franc weakened against other major currencies in the European session on Thursday, as Switzerland\'s consumer price inflation eased unexpectedly in June. Data from the Federal Statistical Office showed that the consumer price index rose 1.3 percent on a yearly basis, following May\'s stable increase of 1.4 percent. Meanwhile, economists had expected the inflation...

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FTSE 100 Rises As Voting Begins

U.K. stocks traded higher on Thursday as voting began across polling stations, with polls predicting a historic win for the Labour party. The benchmark FTSE 100 was up 58 points, or 0.7 percent, at 8,229 after gaining 0.6 percent on Wednesday. Barclays shares rose 1.4 percent. Barclays Bank Ireland has agreed the sale of certain...

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