Dollar Turns In Mixed Performance Against Major Counterparts

RTTNews | 629 days ago
Dollar Turns In Mixed Performance Against Major Counterparts

(RTTNews) - The U.S. dollar turned in a mixed performance against its major counterparts on Monday, ahead of the Federal Reserve's monetary policy announcement, and a slew of crucial economic data.

The European Central Bank, the Bank of England, and the Swiss National Bank are also scheduled to announce their policy decisions this week.

The Fed is widely expected to leave interest rates unchanged. The focus is on the central bank's accompanying statement and projections.

Reports on consumer and producer price inflation are also likely to attract attention in the coming days along with reports on retail sales and industrial production.

The dollar index climbed to 104.26 a little past noon, but pare gains and dropped to 104.08 later on, up just marginally from the previous close.

Against the Euro, the dollar firmed to 1.0742 but retreated to 1.0765 later on in the session, recording a marginal loss.

The dollar was down slightly against Pound Sterling at 1.2555, recovering from 1.2591. Against the Japanese currency, the dollar strengthened to fetch 146.18 yen, rising about 0.85%.

Against the Aussie, the dollar firmed to 0.6567 from 0.6581. The dollar weakened to CHF 0.8784 against Swiss franc. The dollar edged down marginally to 1.3575.

read more
China Manufacturing Activity Returns To Growth

China Manufacturing Activity Returns To Growth

China's manufacturing sector returned to growth in August as rising orders pushed up purchasing activity and unfinished business but firms remained cautious about hiring, survey data from S&P Global showed on Monday. The RatingDog manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index posted 50.5 in August, up from 49.5 in July. A reading above 50.0 indicates expansion in the sector.
RTTNews | 34 minutes ago
European Economic News Preview: UK Mortgage Approvals, House Price Data Due

European Economic News Preview: UK Mortgage Approvals, House Price Data Due

Mortgage approvals, house prices and final manufacturing Purchasing Managers' survey results from the UK are the top economic news due on Monday. At 2.00 am ET, the Office for National Statistics releases UK Nationwide house price data. Economists forecast house prices to rise 0.1 percent month-on-month in August, following a 0.6 percent rise in July.
RTTNews | 2h 0min ago
Australian Market Extends Early Losses In Mid-market

Australian Market Extends Early Losses In Mid-market

The Australian stock market is extending its early losses in mid-market trading on Monday, extending the losses in the previous session, following the broadly negative cues from Wall Street on Friday. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index is falling below the 8,950.00 mark, with weakness in iron ore miners, energy, technology and financial stocks. Gold miners are the only bright spot.
RTTNews | 4h 21min ago
Asian Markets Trade Mixed

Asian Markets Trade Mixed

Asian stock markets are trading mixed on Monday, following the broadly negative cues from Wall Street on Friday, dragged down by tumbling technology stocks that mirrored their peers on Nasdaq. Traders also are concerned about the renewed uncertainty about US President Donald Trump's reciprocal tariffs after a U.S. federal appeals court ruled that the majority of his sweeping tariffs were illegal.
RTTNews | 4h 37min ago
Thai Shares Tipped To Open Under Water On Monday

Thai Shares Tipped To Open Under Water On Monday

The Thai stock market turned lower again on Friday, one day after snapping the two-day slide in which it had slipped almost 15 points or 1.2 percent. The Stock Exchange of Thailand now sits just above the 1,235-point plateau and it's likely to open under pressure again on Monday.
RTTNews | 5h 48min ago