The dollar is little changed in comparison to its major competitors on Friday. With equity markets adding to their recent weakness, investors appear hesitant to take a position ahead of the long holiday weekend.
After reporting a sharp drop in new orders for manufactured durable goods in the previous...
The U.S. durable goods orders data for April has been released at 8:30 am ET Friday. Amid the data, the greenback advanced against other major currencies.
The greenback is now trading at 1.5081 against the pound, 0.9642 against the franc, 101.62 against the yen and 1.2933 against the euro.
The Japanese yen resumed its early rally against most major currencies in the New York morning session on Friday.
The yen advanced to 100.97 against the greenback, 130.63 against the euro, 152.46 against the pound, 97.66 against the aussie, 81.64 against the NZ dollar and 97.59 against the loonie....
Erasing losses, the U.S. dollar gained against most major rivals on Friday following a report showing that U.S. durable goods orders rebounded more than anticipated in the month of April.
The Commerce Department report said that durable goods orders surged up by 3.3 percent in April after tumbling...
The U.S. durable goods orders data for April has been released at 8:30 am ET Friday. Amid the data, the greenback advanced against other major currencies.
The greenback is now trading at 1.5081 against the pound, 0.9642 against the franc, 101.62 against the yen and 1.2933 against the euro.
The U.S. durable goods orders data for April is due at 8:30 am ET Friday. Ahead of the data, the greenback showed mixed trading against other major currencies. While the greenback held steady against the yen, it recovered from early lows against the rest of major currencies.
As of 8:25 am ET, the...
The Indian rupee wiped out its early gains against the U.S. dollar in later deals on Friday.
The rupee is trading at 55.635 against the greenback, retreating from an early 2-day high of 55.44. The pair ended Thursday's deals at 55.7155.
The U.S. dollar drifted lower against European major currencies in Europe on Friday.
The dollar touched a 2-day low of 1.5135 against the pound, easing from an early high of 1.5063.
The dollar declined to 0.9595 against the franc, a level not seen since May 16. On the downside, the greenback-franc...
The Swiss currency spiked up against other major currencies in the European session on Friday.
The franc climbed to a 2-day high of 105.77 against the yen, recovering from an early low of 104.60.
The franc approached an 8-day high of 0.9595 against the greenback, compared to yesterday's close of...
The U.S. dollar climbed against the Canadian currency in the European session on Friday.
The greenback reached as high as 1.0355 against the loonie, nearing a 1-year high of 1.0392 reached on Thursday. On the upside, the greenback-loonie pair may break 1.05 level.
The euro strengthened against other major currencies in the European morning session on Friday after a report showed that German business confidence improved in May, as businesses in the Europe's largest economy appears more satisfied with the current environment.
Germany's business sentiment improved...
Amid the release of U.K. mortgage approvals for April at 4.30 am ET Friday, the pound showed mixed trading against other major currencies. While the pound rose slightly against the yen, it changed little against the rest of major currencies.
The pound is now trading at 1.5112 against the greenback,...
At 4.30 am ET Friday, British Bankers' Association is set to release mortgage approvals for April. The number of mortgage approvals is seen rising to 32,800 from 31,227 in March.
Ahead of the data, the pound fell against the euro but moved sideways against the rest of major currencies.
At 4:25...
At 4.00 am ET Friday, German Ifo business confidence survey results were released. After the data, the euro advanced against its major rivals.
The euro is now worth 1.2953 against the greenback, 131.63 against the yen, 0.8575 against the pound and 1.2526 against the franc.
At 4.00 am ET Friday, Germany's Ifo business confidence survey results are due. Business sentiment is forecast to remain unchanged at 104.4 in May. Both current conditions and expectations indices are expected to stay unchanged in May.
Ahead of the data, the euro held steady against its major counterparts.
At...