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Dollar hits 17-month low vs. yen, dented by Fed’s cautious stance
The dollar slid to a 17-month low against the yen on Thursday, pressured by minutes of the U.S. Federal Reserve's…
Rising U.S. inflation would take a bite out of the dollar
Currency market strategists are predicting greater weakness in the U.S. dollar over the next few months, as the…
Oil futures jump on output freeze hopes; glut hurts physical prices
Crude futures jumped on Wednesday as hopes for an agreement among exporters to freeze output underpinned the…
Oil glut up close: How Cushing copes with full crude tanks
From the air above this small Oklahoma town, the 300 steel oil storage tanks that dot the landscape appear filled…
Dollar sags, firm U.S. jobs report fails to change Fed rate views
The dollar was on the defensive on Monday, after Friday's firm U.S. jobs report failed to shift the broadly held…
Oil prices fall on dimming prospect of output restraint
Oil prices fell on Monday as the chances of Middle East producers agreeing to curb overproduction appeared to fade,…
Dollar on the defensive as Fed’s dovish message hits home
Investors gave the dollar a wide berth early on Thursday as dovish comments from Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen…
Oil falls as U.S. crude stocks hit record for seventh week in a row
Oil futures fell in Asian trade on Thursday, with U.S. crude hitting its lowest level in more than two weeks, amid…
Shares, bonds rally, dollar off as Yellen hedges on rates
Asian shares rallied on Wednesday as markets pared back expectations for how fast and how far U.S. interest rates…
Oil prices rebound on less than expected build in stocks
Oil futures rebounded in Asian trade on Wednesday, buoyed by a less than expected build in crude oil stockpiles…