By Joice Alves and Tom Westbrook LONDON/SINGAPORE (Reuters) – The dollar edged up on Thursday as investors were cautious after softer-than expected economic data muddied interest rate outlook ahead of the Federal Reserve’s Jackson Hole symposium, while the Turkish lira awaited for a central bank rate decision. The safe-haven ,…

Investing.com – The U.S. dollar steadied in early European trade Thursday after overnight losses as Treasury yields retreated in the wake of weak economic data, ahead of the start of the Jackson Hole Symposium. At 03:20 ET (07:20 GMT), the , which tracks the greenback against a basket of six…

Investing.com– Most Asian currencies rose on Thursday, taking some relief from weakness in the dollar and Treasury yields as focus remained largely on more cues on U.S. monetary policy from the Jackson Hole Symposium.  Weak purchasing managers’ index data saw the dollar fall from an over two-month peak in overnight…

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -Brazil has submitted a proposal to Argentina aimed at securing guarantees for Brazilian exports to the neighboring country in an initiative involving state-run lender Banco do Brasil, Finance Minister Fernando Haddad said on Wednesday. Banco do Brasil under the proposal would oversee the conversion of yuan back into…

Investing.com – The U.S. dollar slipped slightly in early European trade Wednesday, easing back from a two-month high ahead of more cues on monetary policy from the Jackson Hole Symposium this week. At 03:05 ET (07:05 GMT), the , which tracks the greenback against a basket of six other currencies,…

By Leika Kihara and Tetsushi Kajimoto TOKYO (Reuters) – The Federal Reserve’s Jackson Hole symposium this week looms as a key risk for Japanese authorities worried that new hawkish signals from U.S. central bankers could trigger another sharp yen selloff that would force Tokyo to prop up the currency. The…

KARACHI, Pakistan (Reuters) – Pakistan’s rupee closed at 299.6 against the U.S. dollar on Wednesday in the interbank market, touching a record low for the second day in a row, central bank data showed. On Tuesday, the rupee weakened to 299 against the dollar. On Wednesday, it extended losses and…

Investing.com — Most Asian currencies rose slightly on Wednesday tracking some signs of economic resilience in the region, while the dollar steadied near two-month highs ahead of more cues on monetary policy from the Jackson Hole Symposium this week.  The and rose 0.1% and 0.3%, respectively, after (PMI) readings showed…

By Ankur Banerjee SINGAPORE (Reuters) – The U.S. dollar eased from a two-month peak on Wednesday as investors looked to the Federal Reserve chair’s speech this week for cues on the path of monetary policy, while the yen loitered near 146 a dollar, keeping traders guessing on any intervention. The…

By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan will forgo intervening in the market unless the yen plunges past 150 to the dollar and becomes a huge political headache for premier Fumio Kishida, said a former central bank official who was involved in Tokyo’s market foray a decade ago. The dollar…