By Pete Schroeder WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Federal Reserve’s top regulatory official said on Friday the central bank is “a long way” from any decision on whether it would issue its own digital currency, and added it would not do so without official support in Washington. Fed Vice Chair for Supervision…

Investing.com – The U.S. dollar edged lower in early European trade Friday, but remains on track for an eighth straight winning week as U.S. economic resilience brings further Federal Reserve rate hikes into question.  At 03:10 ET (07:10 GMT), the Dollar Index, which tracks the greenback against a basket of…

Investing.com– Most Asian currencies moved little on Friday as weak data from Japan ramped up concerns over slowing global economic growth, while the Chinese yuan slid to an over 15-year low against the dollar on renewed concerns over Sino-U.S. relations.  The fell 0.2% to 7.3443, its weakest level against the…

Investing.com – The U.S. dollar steadied near a six-month peak in early European trade Thursday, boosted by signs of a resilient U.S. economy even as the global outlook weakened.  At 03:00 ET (07:00 GMT), the Dollar Index, which tracks the greenback against a basket of six other currencies, traded 0.1%…

Investing.com– Most Asian currencies moved in a tight range on Thursday, while the dollar steadied near six-month highs as signs of sticky U.S. inflation spurred continued concerns over a hawkish Federal Reserve. Weak economic data from China also dented sentiment towards Asian markets, with both and in the country continuing…

LONDON (Reuters) – Morgan Stanley’s analysts returned to a ‘bearish’ stance on emerging market FX on Tuesday, predicting China’s economic strains would continue to push down its currency and flagged the growing set of developing countries also now cutting interest rates. “We expect more CNH (yuan) weakness, and China macro…

Investing.com – The U.S. dollar edged lower in early European trade Wednesday, but remained near a six-month peak as global growth concerns weighed on risk appetite.  At 03:20 ET (07:20 GMT), the Dollar Index, which tracks the greenback against a basket of six other currencies, traded 0.1% lower at 104.612,…

By Tetsushi Kajimoto TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan’s top currency diplomat Masato Kanda said on Wednesday that authorities won’t rule out any option to clamp down on “speculative” currency moves, in a warning against a sell-off in the yen. “Looking at underlying moves, speculative action or activity that cannot be explained by…

By Samuel Indyk and Ankur Banerjee LONDON (Reuters) – The dollar held close to a six-month peak as jitters over China and global growth weighed on risk appetite, while the yen strengthened as Japan’s top currency diplomat sent a warning about the currency after it earlier dropped to a 10-month…

Investing.com– Most Asian currencies fell on Wednesday, hit by persistent concerns over slowing economic growth and high oil prices, while the dollar surged to six-month highs before more cues on U.S. monetary policy from a string of Federal Reserve officials. A broader risk-off sentiment also kept traders wary of regional…