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President alleges China and Europe are manipulating their currencies
July 4, 2019
2 min read
Market Insights
Portfolios could benefit from currency hedging as global growth stabilizes
By Staff |May 7, 2019
3 min read
Yuan's weakness is fuelling U.S. trade complaints
By Joe McDonald, The Associated Press |October 29, 2018
With U.S. growth revised upward due to government spending and tax cuts, markets have priced in three Fed rate hikes for 2018. That’s allowed the U.S. dollar to put up a fight against global currencies despite a deficit projected to surpass US$1 trillion in 2019. “Generous long-end spreads versus still-low overseas yields are providing enough […]
By Staff |March 14, 2018
The consumer price index increased 0.2% last month, after a sharp 0.5% gain in January, the U.S. Labor Department said.
By Staff, with files from The Associated Press |March 13, 2018
U.S. consumer prices, excluding the volatile food and energy categories, rose 0.3% last month. That was the biggest climb in a year and is likely to fan inflation fears in financial markets. The Labor Department says overall consumer prices rose 0.5% in January, the most in four months. Inflation rose 2.1% from a year earlier, […]
By Staff, with files from The Associated Press |February 14, 2018
With rising bond yields, the pressure is on
By Staff |February 5, 2018
4 min read
Europe's top economic official speaks about currency moves
By David Mchugh, The Associated Press |January 25, 2018
Already, other currencies are gaining on the greenback
By Staff |January 24, 2018
And where the loonie fits in
By Staff |January 22, 2018
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