The Australian dollar strengthened against other major currencies in the Asian session on Wednesday. The Australian dollar rose to more than a 1-month high of 113.54 against the yen, a 5-day high of 1.6512 against the euro and a 5-year high of 0.9837 against the Canadian dollar, from yesterday's...
The commodity currencies such as Australia, the New Zealand and the Canadian dollars strengthened against their major currencies in the European session on Tuesday, as European stock markets traded higher on renewed hopes for progress in Middle East peace talks, with reports suggesting that there could...
The Japanese yen weakened against most major currencies in the European session on Tuesday. The yen fell to a 36-year low of 187.54 against the euro and an 18-year low of 215.48 against the pound, from early highs of 187.09 and 214.91, respectively. Against the Swiss franc, the yen dropped to...
Sentiment in global markets improved as markets priced in the potential for Middle East peace negotiations and a positive outcome to end the U.S.-Iran war.
The U.S. dollar weakened against other major currencies in the European session on Tuesday. The U.S. dollar fell to nearly a 1-1/2-month low of 1.1799 against the euro, nearly a 2-month low of 1.3552 against the pound and more than a 1-month low of 0.7801 against the yen, from early highs of 1.1756,...
The Canadian dollar strengthened against most major currencies in the European session on Tuesday. The Canadian dollar rose to nearly a 3-week high of 1.3756 against the U.S. dollar and a 4-day high of 1.6238 against the euro, from early lows of 1.3790 and 1.6209, respectively. Against the yen,...
The New Zealand dollar strengthened against other major currencies in the European session on Tuesday. The NZ dollar rose to near 5-week high of 0.5902 against the U.S. dollar and 93.78 against the yen, from early lows of 0.5857 and 93.23, respectively. Against the euro, the kiwi advanced to...
The Australian dollar strengthened against other major currencies in the European session on Tuesday. The Australian dollar rose to nearly a 4-week high of 0.7122 against the U.S. dollar and a 4-day high of 0.9797 against the Canadian dollar, from early lows of 0.7077 and 0.9757, respectively. Against...
The U.S. dollar plunged against major currencies during the week ended April 10 as a ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran limited safe haven buying.
The escalation in the Middle East conflict and the spike in crude oil prices weakened global market sentiment.
The antipodean currencies such as the Australia and the New Zealand dollars weakened against their major counterparts in the Asian session on Monday, as Asian stock markets traded lower as the failure of peace negotiations between the warring factions in the Middle East over the weekend raised concerns...
The New Zealand dollar weakened against other major currencies in the Asian session on Monday. The NZ dollar fell to 5-day lows of 0.5801 against the U.S. dollar and 2.0121 against the euro, from last week's closing quotes of 0.5836 and 2.0082, respectively. Against the yen, the kiwi slid to...
The Australian dollar weakened against other major currencies in the Asian session on Monday. The Australian dollar fell to 5-day lows of 0.7017 against the U.S. dollar and 1.6638 against the euro, from last week's closing quotes of 0.7062 and 1.6596, respectively. Against the yen and the Canadian...
The U.S. dollar fell against its most major counterparts in the New York session on Friday. The greenback fell to multi-week lows of 1.1739 against the euro and 0.7854 against the franc. The greenback dropped to a 2-day low of 1.3479 against the pound. The currency is seen finding support around...
The euro strengthened against other major currencies in the European session on Friday, amid news of a peace agreement between Russia and Ukraine. Some media reported that Russia and Ukraine are moving closer to a deal has overshadowed the sad market attitude about the tenuous ceasefire in Iran. Investors...
April 17, 2026 15:29 ET The ongoing conflict in the Middle East continues to raise concerns for policymakers who worry about the impact of the supply shock and high energy prices on the real economy. Producer price data and various survey results on the housing market were the main news from the U.S. this week. In Europe, industrial production data for the euro area gained attention. GDP figures out of China and the policy move by the Singapore central bank were in focus in Asia.