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EUR/JPY softens to near 183.50 as Venezuela crisis strengthens safe-haven currency
The EUR/JPY cross loses ground to around 183.65 during the early European session on Monday. The Japanese Yen (JPY) strengthens against the Euro (EUR) on rising geopolitical tensions in Venezuela. The Eurozone Sentix Investor Confidence report will be released later on Monday.
Fxstreet
Mon, Jan 5
QUOTES-Market analysts react to Trump's Venezuela gambit
SINGAPORE, Jan 5 (Reuters) - Global investors are facing a fresh surge in geopolitical risk after the U.S. capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, although initial market reaction has been relatively devoid of nerves with oil volatile and safe-haven flows lifting gold. Stocks rose buoyed...Reuters
Mon, Jan 5
FOREX-Dollar firms as traders look past Venezuela to flurry of US data
By Kevin Buckland TOKYO, Jan 5 (Reuters) - The dollar started the first full trading week of the New Year on the front foot, rising to a 3-1/2-week peak versus the euro and a two-week high against the yen.Currency traders largely looked past the United States' weekend raid in Venezuela and th...Reuters
Mon, Jan 5
EUR/USD falls to near 1.1700 due to safe-haven demand
EUR/USD extends its losses, trading around 1.1710 during the Asian hours on Monday. The pair loses ground as the US Dollar (USD) strengthens on safe-haven demand, driven by a renewed rise in geopolitical risks following the United States’ (US) capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.
Fxstreet
Mon, Jan 5
Dollar firmer as Venezuela raid hangs over sentiment
TOKYO, Jan 5 (Reuters) - The dollar started the first full trading week of the new year on the front foot, rising to a 3-1/2-week high versus the euro and gaining against sterling.Currency moves have so far been modest on Monday, although the United States' audacious raid in...Reuters
Mon, Jan 5
GBP/USD trades with modest losses below mid-1.3400s as geopolitical tensions lift USD
The GBP/USD pair opens with a modest bearish gap at the start of a new week and trades just below mid-1.3400s during the Asian session, down 0.10% for the day. Spot prices, however, lack follow-through selling and manage to hold above last week's swing low amid mixed fundamental cues.
Fxstreet
Mon, Jan 5
Australian dollar flat as geopolitics weigh on sentiment
By Wayne Cole SYDNEY, Jan 5 (Reuters) - The Australian dollar flatlined on Monday as the latest flare-up in geopolitical tensions prompted a knee-jerk pullback in risk sentiment, though relatively high bond yields at home provided a cushion.The commodity-heavy currency is used as a liquid proxy f...Reuters
Sun, Jan 4
AUD/USD weakens below 0.6700 following US capture of Venezuela’s Maduro
The AUD/USD price attracts some sellers near 0.6685 during the early Asian session on Monday. A fresh surge in geopolitical risk after the United States (US) capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro boosts safe-haven currencies like the US Dollar (USD) against the Australian Dollar (AUD).
Fxstreet
Sun, Jan 4
EXPLAINER-Venezuela's billions in distressed debt: Who is in line to collect?
By Rodrigo Campos and Karin Strohecker NEW YORK/LONDON, Jan 4 (Reuters) - The toppling of President Nicolas Maduro has thrust Venezuela's debt crisis - one of the world's largest unresolved sovereign defaults - into the limelight. Following years of economic crisis and U.S. sanctions that...Reuters
Sun, Jan 4
EXPLAINER-Venezuela's billions in distressed debt: Who is in line to collect?
By Rodrigo Campos and Karin Strohecker NEW YORK/LONDON, Jan 4 (Reuters) - The toppling of President Nicolas Maduro has thrust Venezuela's debt crisis - one of the world's largest unresolved sovereign defaults - into the limelight. Following years of economic crisis and U.S. sanctions that...Reuters
Sun, Jan 4
INSTANT VIEW-Investors and economists react to US capture of Venezuela's Maduro
Jan 3 (Reuters) - The United States said it had struck Venezuela and captured its long-serving President Nicolas Maduro on Saturday, after months of accusing him of drug-running and illegitimacy in power, marking a dramatic escalation in geopolitical tensions."The United States of America has su...Reuters
Sat, Jan 3
INSTANT VIEW-Investors and economists react to US capture of Venezuela's Maduro
Jan 3 (Reuters) - The United States said it had struck Venezuela and captured its long-serving President Nicolas Maduro on Saturday, after months of accusing him of drug-running and illegitimacy in power, marking a dramatic escalation in geopolitical tensions."The United States of America has su...Reuters
Sat, Jan 3
INSTANT VIEW-Investors and economists react to US capture of Venezuela's Maduro
Jan 3 (Reuters) - The United States said it had struck Venezuela and captured its long-serving President Nicolas Maduro on Saturday, after months of accusing him of drug-running and illegitimacy in power, marking a dramatic escalation in geopolitical tensions."The United States of America has su...Reuters
Sat, Jan 3
INSTANT VIEW-Investors and economists react to US capture of Venezuela's Maduro
LONDON, Jan 3 (Reuters) - The United States said it had struck Venezuela and captured its long-serving President Nicolas Maduro on Saturday, after months of accusing him of drug-running and illegitimacy in power, marking a dramatic escalation in geopolitical tensions."The United States of Americ...Reuters
Sat, Jan 3
