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Dollar rises as traders eye data-heavy week; yen strengthens

Dollar rises as traders eye data-heavy week; yen strengthens

By Saqib Iqbal Ahmed and Amanda Cooper NEW YORK (Reuters) – The dollar rose to a two-week high against the euro on Tuesday as ..

Summery weather helps boost UK consumer spending, surveys show

Summery weather helps boost UK consumer spending, surveys show

  (Reuters) – British consumer spending increased modestly in annual terms during August, fuelled by spending on food and d..

French finance ministry warns deficit at risk on tax shortfall-media

French finance ministry warns deficit at risk on tax shortfall-media

  PARIS (Reuters) – France is at risk of running a substantially bigger budget deficit than planned this year if extra savi..

US dollar gains as inflation data backs smaller Fed cut

US dollar gains as inflation data backs smaller Fed cut

By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss NEW YORK (Reuters) -The U.S. dollar gained on Friday after data showed a key inflation measure came in lin..

UK film investors aim to revive studio plan amid push for growth

UK film investors aim to revive studio plan amid push for growth

  LONDON (Reuters) – Backers of a planned new major British film studio said on Thursday they would seek to revive the proj..

Analysis-Sterling’s stunning rally keeps twitchy currency markets on edge

Analysis-Sterling’s stunning rally keeps twitchy currency markets on edge

By Naomi Rovnick LONDON (Reuters) – Sterling has hit roughly 2-1/2 years highs against the dollar and is flying high versus the ..

US dollar advances on month-end demand; focus on economic data

US dollar advances on month-end demand; focus on economic data

By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss NEW YORK (Reuters) -The U.S. dollar gained on Wednesday due to month-end buying and technical factors afte..

Currencies trade in tight range as market awaits more U.S. rate cues

Currencies trade in tight range as market awaits more U.S. rate cues

  By Brigid Riley (Reuters) -The U.S. dollar held near its lowest level in more than a year against a basket of peers on Wednesda..

Oil rebounds as geopolitics, demand concerns whipsaw investors

Oil rebounds as geopolitics, demand concerns whipsaw investors

  (Reuters) – Oil rebounded on Wednesday after a sharp drop in the previous session ended a three-day streak of gains as in..

US dollar weakens, sterling hits more two-year high

US dollar weakens, sterling hits more two-year high

By Alun John and Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss LONDON/NEW YORK (Reuters) -Sterling climbed to its highest against the U.S. dollar in more t..