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Dollar nears three-month high, based on Fed tightening view

TheUSdollarshowedresilienceonMondayasittradedinAsianmarketsatanearthree-monthhighagainstabasketofcurrencies.ThestrengthwassustainedinthewakeofunderwhelmingUSjob

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Bitcoin hit a new record high of over $6,300

BitcoinpostedanewrecordhighonSundayevening,beforepullingback.Thedigitalcurrencyralliedagainstthedollartohitahighof$6,306.58onSundayevening.Thatsurpassesbitcoin'

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Auto industry launches campaign to keep NAFTA in place

Majorautomakers,suppliersanddealerslaunchedacampaignTuesday,askingtheTrumpadministrationnottoquittheNorthAmericanFreeTradeAgreement(NAFTA).Autoindustryassociati

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Japan shares at two-decade top, yen at three-month low on Abe win

JapanesesharesjumpedonaweakeryenonMondayasanelectionwinforShinzoAbe’srulingblocgaveagreenlightformoresuper-easypolicystimulus,whiletheeuroeasedasSpain’sconstitu

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China's central bank :RMB's reserve currency role will gradually emerge

ThePeople'sBankofChina(PBOC),China'scentralbank,saiditwillpushforwardtherenminbiinternationalizationanditsfunctionasareservecurrencywillgraduallyemerge,addingth

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Asian shares handle weak oil prices, strong dollar

RecordclosesonWallStreetandupbeateconomicdatathatliftedUSTreasuryyieldsandthedollar,evenasweakeroilpricestooktheirtollonenergystocks,alsohelpliftAsiansharesonTu

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Spectre of Zimbabwe hyperinflation triggers panic-buying

Drivingtoworklastweek,DennisZhemifoundhisusuallybusyneighbourhoodgarageintheZimbabweancapitalHararedesertedandaforecourtattendantsignalling"nofuel".ForZhemi,itw

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DPRK risks lift yen, euro struggles near four-week lows vs dollar

TheyenstoodtallonTuesdayastensionsontheKoreanpeninsulaflared-upanewamidanescalatingwarofwordsbetweenNorthKoreaandtheUnitedStates,whiletheeurostrugglednearafour-

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Thailand sets up panel to probe into zero-dollar tourism's tax evasion

ByAPDwriterChenJiabaoBANGKOK,Sept19(APD)--Thaipolicehassetupapaneltoinvestigatethesuspectedzero-dollartouroperatorsoverthetaxevasionworthsevenbillionbaht(twobil

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Money, money, money: Media reaction to yuan rally

Themidpointrateoftheyuanhitanewhighof6.4997onMonday,breakingthe6.5markagainsttheUSdollarforthefirsttimesinceMaylastyear.The11-dayrunistheChinesecurrency’sstrong

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Why are Australians paying more for iPhones?

LastyearAustraliawasthe17thcheapestcountryintheworldtobuyaniPhone,butontheeveofApple's2017iPhone8(oriPhoneX)launch,AustraliahasfallentoNo.25.Withmanyleftaskingt

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Dollar slides as Irma seen as threat to Fed rate hikes

ThedollarcontinueditsslideagainsttheeuroandothermajorcurrenciesFriday,whileoilpricesfellsharplyastheUSfacedoffagainstanothermajorhurricane.Thegreenbacktumbledto

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Venezuela's Maduro says will shun U.S. dollar in favor of yuan, others

VenezuelanPresidentNicolasMadurosaidonThursdayhiscash-strappedcountrywouldseekto“free”itselffromtheU.S.dollarnextweek,usingtheweakestoftwoofficialforeignexchang

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Asian shares rise on relief over U.S. debt ceiling deal, euro eyes ECB

AsiansharesbouncedbackonThursdayafterU.S.PresidentDonaldTrumpandcongressionalleadersunexpectedlyagreedtoraisethegovernmentdebtlimituntilDecember,eliminatingthen

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Asian markets, won sink after DPRK's latest nuclear test

AsianstockstumbledwiththeSouthKoreanwonMondaywhilethesafehavenyenralliedonnewsthattheDemocraticPeople'sRepublicofKorea(DPRK)hadtestedwhatitclaimedwasaminiaturis

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Wavering dollar awaits U.S. jobs report for potential relief

Thedollarstruggledneara2-1/2-yearlowagainsttheeuroandaseven-weektroughversustheyenonFridayinthewakeofweakU.S.data,withtradersawaitingthecloselywatchednon-farmjo

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China sets Renminbi midpoint at nine-month high as dollar weakens

China'scentralbanksettheRenminbimidpointat6.7307perdollaronThursday,thestrongestlevelsinceOctober18th,2016,reflectingthedollar'sbroadweaknessinglobalmarkets.Thu