NEW YORK, May 20- The dollar fell against the euro and yen on Monday as traders pared back expectations Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke would hint at tapering U.S. bond purchases this week.
NEW YORK, May 20- The U.S. dollar fell against the euro and yen on Monday as traders pared back expectations Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke would hint at tapering bond purchases this week.
LONDON, May 20- The yen lifted off a 4-1/ 2- year low against the dollar on Monday after Japan's economy minister suggested the currency might have weakened enough, prompting some investors to pare bets against it. Last Friday, the dollar reached a high of 103.32 yen, while the euro hovered near a 3-1/ 2- year peak of 132.78 yen.
NEW YORK, May 17- The dollar soared against a basket of currencies on Friday, reaching a nearly three-year peak as debate over whether the Federal Reserve would wind down its asset buying program later this year gathered pace.
LONDON, May 17- The dollar rose against a basket of currencies on Friday, trading near a 10- month high as debate over whether the Federal Reserve would wind down its asset buying programme later this year gathered pace.
*MSCI Asia Pacific ex- Japan edges lower. At 0604 GMT, futures for Euro STOXX 50, Germany's DAX and France's CAC were 0.1 to 0.4 percent lower. U.S. equities had sagged on Thursday after John Williams, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, said the Fed could begin easing back on the monetary gas pedal this summer and end bond buying late this year.
NEW YORK, May 16- The U.S. dollar recovered to trade higher against the euro and yen late Thursday afternoon in a volatile session that saw the U.S. currency swing between gains and losses. The move higher came after John Williams, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, said the U.S.
*Dollar curbs gains vs euro, yen after U.S. data. NEW YORK, May 16- The dollar dropped against the euro and Japanese yen on Thursday as a deluge of U.S. data highlighted vulnerabilities in the U.S. economy, curbing expectations that the Federal Reserve will scale back its bond buying program any time soon.
LONDON, May 16- Copper rose on Thursday, rebounding from earlier falls, as the dollar weakened against the euro and a basket of currencies, but further gains for the metal were capped by concern about lacklustre demand from top consumer China. Three-month copper on the London Metal Exchange rose 0.3 percent to $7,220 a tonne at 1435 GMT, up $7,198 on Wednesday.
*Dollar curbs gains vs euro, yen after U.S. data. NEW YORK, May 16- The dollar edged lower against the euro and pared gains versus the Japanese yen on Thursday as U.S. data releases highlighted vulnerabilities in the U.S. economy, curbing expectations that the Federal Reserve will scale back its asset-buying program.