Region: North America
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Dollar slips after hiring softens below 200K
Euro steadies above 4-week low, sterling falls 4 cents from recent highs above 1.31. Canadian hiring contracts ; U.S. job growth underwhelms.
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Sterling tumbles after BOE hikes by 0.25%
Euro nears 4-week bottom, sterling falls after BOE forecasts cooler UK inflation, and C$ slips to 4-week lows.
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Dollar encounters speed bump in U.S. rating downgrade
Euro subdued near multiweek low, sterling on back foot ahead of BOE decision, and USD/CAD tops 1.33.
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Buck starts August on front foot
Euro slips toward multiweek lows, sterling near 3-week low; BOE looms. Aussie’s plunge drags on commodity siblings.
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Dollar softens as Fed decision looms
Euro halts 5-day slide, sterling snaps losing streak, and commodity currencies underperform.
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Fed looms as key test of dollar’s recovery
German confidence heads south, sterling anchored near 2-week bottom, and C$ steadies ahead of Fed announcement.