Tag: Currency

Dollar heads for best run in 17 years

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  (Reuters) – The U.S. dollar headed for its ninth straight week of gains on Friday, some measure of how the economic fortunes of the United States and its major economic peers are diverging after six years of financial turmoil.   Benchmark 10-year U.S. Treasury yields rose to their highest in over a month, while Read more about Dollar heads for best run in 17 years[…]

Pound falls on fears of Scottish independence (08/09/2014)

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The currency fell 1% against the dollar in early trading to $1.6159, and also fell almost 1% against the euro to 1.2480 euros. It came after a YouGov poll suggested supporters of an independent Scotland had taken a narrow lead in the referendum debate for the first time. Just a week ago sterling was trading Read more about Pound falls on fears of Scottish independence (08/09/2014)[…]