Kenya announces $2bln bond-buyback programme
Kenya announces that it would be selling new securities and making an offer to buy back its $2 billion in debt.
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Egypt kicks off pan-Asian bond roadshow in South Korea
Egypt launched a pan-Asian roadshow to promote its international bonds in South Korea on Sunday, part of a bid to…
Gold rises after weakest job report this year
Gold prices rose on Friday following a monthly U.S. employment report falling to its lowest level in a year.
Egypt cancels auction of 5- and 10-year treasury bonds
Egypt on Monday cancelled an auction of 5- and 10-year treasury bonds worth 3 billion Egyptian pounds ($167…
Dollar softer as exporters’ yen buying offsets gains from yields rise
Dollar weakened slightly in early trade on Tuesday, as Japanese exporters bought the yen, offsetting earlier…
Asian shares close mixed as tech names take a tumble
Asian shares came under pressure on Friday after Wall Street closed mixed and yields on U.S. government debt rose…
Dollar firm on tax cut hopes, euro underpinned by rise in yields
The dollar was supported on Wednesday by expectations that the Trump administration’s tax reforms would pass…
Dollar buoyant against yen, pound hits 1-year high on inflation jump
Dollar prices were buoyant against the yen on Wednesday, although it was capped against the euro with a…
Dollar’s rise slows as rise in sovereign yields pauses
The dollar's advance against its major peers slowed on Tuesday as a rise in sovereign bond yields paused, with…
Gold heads for first monthly loss this year as rally stalls in Q2
Gold prices eased on Friday to stay on track for its first monthly loss this year, as hints from leading central…
Dollar advance stalls as oil slides, pound struggles near 2-month low
Dollar prices pulled back from one-month highs against a basket of currencies on Wednesday as tumbling oil prices…
Dollar prices firm after bounce from multi-month lows, focus shifts to Fed
The dollar held firm early on Wednesday, having rebounded from 6-1/2-month lows against its major peers thanks…
Dollar pressured by US political turmoil, strong eurozone data
The dollar nursed its losses on Wednesday after taking a hit from solid eurozone economic data, a fall in U.S.…
Gold prices fall after weak US data
Gold prices fell on Monday after weaker-than-expected U.S. construction spending and manufacturing data that pushed…
Dollar rises off 5-month low vs yen on Mnuchin comments, higher yields
The dollar pulled away from five-month lows versus the yen early on Tuesday, with comments from U.S. Treasury…
Dollar falls on concerns Fed to speed rate hikes
Dollar prices were was on the defensive in Asian trading on Tuesday, after Chicago Federal Reserve President…
Stock index futures drop as oil prices slide
U.S. stock index futures pointed to a lower open on Tuesday morning as traders eyed a continued decline in oil…
Dollar prices hold gains on higher Treasury yields
The dollar stood tall on higher U.S. Treasury yields on Thursday, after a surge in U.S. private sector jobs in…
Dollar prices bounce after drop, lower US yields limit gains
The dollar managed to stabilise on Thursday after the previous session's slide, although lingering risk aversion…
Dollar firms on softer yen, lacks energy elsewhere
The dollar crept ahead in Asia on Monday after signs of wage pressure in the December U.S. jobs report proved…
Stocks, dollar recover ground after U.S. jobs report
Stocks overcame early weakness and the dollar and U.S. Treasury yields rallied on Friday after data showed U.S.…
Dollar edges back towards 14-year peak as US debt yields rise
The dollar moved back towards a 14-year peak on Wednesday as U.S. debt yields resumed climbing, giving a lift…
Dollar steady in light trade before Christmas
The dollar held steady on Friday, lingering about half a percent below a 14-year peak set earlier this week, as…
Dollar climbs to 9-1/2-month high vs. yen on oil, Mnuchin
The dollar touched a 9-1/2-month high against the yen on Thursday, as oil prices surged after OPEC agreed to output…
Dollar pauses vs yen after getting lift from US yields
The dollar held steady near a three-month high against the yen on Thursday, as rises in U.S. bond yields and…
Dollar, yields fall after tepid U.S. economic data
Soft U.S. economic data weighed on the dollar and Treasury yields on Friday and pressured stock prices, but Wall…
Yields increase at Egypt bond auction
Yields rose on Egypt's 1 1/2-year zero-coupon and three-year treasury bond at an auction on Monday, data from the…
Elusive S&P record looms as investors weigh data, Fed
Japan's Nikkei share average fell on Friday after 10-year government bond yields dropped to a record low, rattling…
Stocks see-saw, yields slip as investors get week off to cautious start
Stocks seesawed on Monday while oil, the dollar and bond yields all fell as investors began the week cautious about…
Egyptian T-bill yields rise, signals possible interest rate hike
Yields on Egypt's three-month and nine-month treasury bills rose sharply at Sunday's auction, data from the…
Yen rises as oil drop brings focus back to global woes
The yen edged higher against the dollar on Wednesday as falling oil prices sparked an investor flight into safer…
Dollar steadies, commodity currencies lose steam as crude rebound fizzles
The dollar held steady against a basket of currencies on Wednesday following a rise in U.S. debt yields, while the…
Egypt bond auction yields to rise 20 bps after rate hike: Bankers
Yields on Egypt's 18-month, three-year, and seven-year Treasury bonds are likely to rise by no more than 20 basis…
Auction Yields On Egypt’s 1.5-Yr & 3-Yr Rise, 7-Yr T-Bonds Drop
Yields on one-and-a-half-year and three-year treasury bonds rose while seven-year bonds dropped at an auction on…
Egypt’s T-bill yields almost unchanged at Sunday’s auction
Yields on Egypt's three- and nine-month treasury bills are almost unchanged during Sunday's auction, data from…
Yields on Egyptian treasury bills mixed at auction
Yields on Egypt's nine-month treasury bills dropped marginally while yields on three-month bills rose slightly at…
Dollar gets lift from higher U.S. yields
The dollar stood tall against a basket of currencies in early Asian trading on Thursday, though it remained in its…
Asian shares, U.S. bond yields rise ahead of Fed rate decision
Asian shares followed Wall Street higher on Wednesday, albeit in thin volume, and short-term U.S. bond yields held…
U.S. Jobs Data Lifts Dollar, Yields; Wall St. Steady
Benchmark 10-year U.S. Treasury yields posted their steepest weekly jump in nearly two years and the dollar hit a…
Dollar Slips With Yields, Oil Still Sinking
The U.S. dollar took a dip on Monday as Asian investors caught up with a benign payrolls report and the subsequent…