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Dollar slides after jobs data, chipmakers weigh on stocks

Wed, 01 Jul 2026 22:32:33 -0400

By Rodrigo Campos

NEW YORK, July 2 (Reuters) - ‌A gauge of stocks across the world ended little changed on Thursday as declining semiconductor shares were offset by optimism over the future path of interest rate hikes from the U.S. Federal Reserve, while ‌those rate bets weighed on the dollar.

Overnight in South Korea, the KOSPI index tumbled ⁠nearly 8%

Dollar slides after jobs data, chipmakers weigh on stocks

Wed, 01 Jul 2026 22:32:33 -0400

By Rodrigo Campos

Overnight in South Korea, the KOSPI index tumbled ⁠nearly 8%

Dollar slides after jobs data, chipmakers weigh on stocks

Wed, 01 Jul 2026 22:32:33 -0400

By Rodrigo Campos

Overnight in South Korea, the KOSPI index tumbled ⁠nearly 8%

Dollar slides after jobs data, chipmakers weigh on stocks

Wed, 01 Jul 2026 22:32:33 -0400

By Rodrigo Campos

Overnight in South Korea, the KOSPI index tumbled ⁠nearly 8%

Dollar slides after jobs data, chipmakers weigh on stocks

Wed, 01 Jul 2026 22:32:33 -0400

By Rodrigo Campos

Overnight in South Korea, the KOSPI index tumbled ⁠nearly 8%

Dollar slides after jobs data, chipmakers weigh on stocks

Wed, 01 Jul 2026 22:32:33 -0400

By Rodrigo Campos

Overnight in South Korea, the KOSPI index tumbled ⁠nearly 8%

Dollar firm at 1-year highs as Euro Inflation cools; yen in Intervention zone

Wed, 01 Jul 2026 06:49:51 -0400

Investing.com-- The U.S. dollar held near its highest level in over a year against the euro on Wednesday, while the Japanese yen languished near four-decade lows, keeping traders on high alert for official intervention ahead of a crucial gathering of global central bankers.

The U.S. Dollar Index, which tracks the greenback against a basket of six major currencies, rose 0.18% to 101.27 in Europe trade.

The index extended its recent gains as resilient U.S. labor market data and climbing Treasury yields reinforced expectations that the Federal Reserve may deliver another interest rate hike later this year.

The

Dollar firm at 1-year highs as Euro Inflation cools; yen in Intervention zone

Wed, 01 Jul 2026 06:49:51 -0400

The U.S. Dollar Index, which tracks the greenback against a basket of six major currencies, rose 0.18% to 101.27 in Europe trade.

The

Dollar firm at 1-year highs as Euro Inflation cools; yen in Intervention zone

Wed, 01 Jul 2026 06:49:51 -0400

The U.S. Dollar Index, which tracks the greenback against a basket of six major currencies, rose 0.18% to 101.27 in Europe trade.

The

Dollar firm at 1-year highs as Euro Inflation cools; yen in Intervention zone

Wed, 01 Jul 2026 06:49:51 -0400

The U.S. Dollar Index, which tracks the greenback against a basket of six major currencies, rose 0.18% to 101.27 in Europe trade.

The

Dollar pushes higher, yen sinks to 40-year low

Mon, 29 Jun 2026 21:01:37 -0400

By Karen Brettell and Alun John

NEW YORK/LONDON, June 30 (Reuters) - The dollar ‌gained on Tuesday, pushing the yen to its lowest levels since 1986 and raising expectations that Tokyo may be close to direct intervention.

The U.S. dollar climbed to as high as 162.66 yen and was last up 0.4% at 162.59. Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama reiterated

Dollar pushes higher, yen sinks to 40-year low

Mon, 29 Jun 2026 21:01:37 -0400

By Karen Brettell and Alun John

NEW YORK/LONDON, June 30 (Reuters) - The dollar ‌gained on Tuesday, pushing the yen to its lowest levels since 1986 and raising expectations that Tokyo may be close to direct intervention.

The U.S. dollar climbed to as high as 162.66 yen and was last up 0.4% at 162.59. Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama reiterated

UBS turns more bullish on U.S. dollar, sees euro and yen weakening further