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RPT-BUZZ-Week Ahead-Tariff diplomacy, Powell testimony, US CPI lead
Repeats with no changes Feb 10 (Reuters) - Any attempts by the U.S. and China to avert an outright trade war, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell's semi-annual Congressional testimony and U.S. inflation data will keep traders on their toes this week. Beijing's counter-tariffs again...Reuters
Mon, Feb 10
BUZZ-USD/JPY steadies above 151.00 on good Trump-Ishiba meet
USD/JPY steadies above 151.00 after Friday plunge, Asia 151.20-89 EBSDown to 150.93 Friday in NY, bounce since on short-covering, higher US ratesUS rates see pop on what is considered a strong jobs report despite NFP missFed sees US economy resilient, inflation sticky, likely on hold indefinitelyUS ...Reuters
Mon, Feb 10
BUZZ-Week Ahead-Tariff diplomacy, Powell testimony, US CPI lead
Feb 10 (Reuters) - Any attempts by the U.S. and China to avert an outright trade war, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell's semi-annual Congressional testimony and U.S. inflation data will keep traders on their toes this week.Beijing's counter-tariffs against the U.S. imposition of an ad...Reuters
Sun, Feb 9
Iran currency plunges to record lows amid escalating U.S. tensions
DUBAI, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Iran's currency fell on Saturday to a new all-time low against the U.S. dollar after the country's supreme leader rejected talks with the United States and President Donald Trump moved to restore his "maximum pressure" campaign on Tehran. The rial plunged to ...Reuters
Sat, Feb 8
Japan, US agree to have FX matters in the hands of finance chiefs, Ishiba says
TOKYO, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said he agreed with U.S. President Donald Trump that the two countries will leave foreign exchange-rate matters in the hands of their finance ministers."As was the case during the first Trump administration, we decided to continue c...Reuters
Feb 7, 2025
US Treasury taps former regulator Hood to lead bank watchdog
Rewrites throughout with details from Treasury Dept and OCC statements, backgroundBy Pete SchroederWASHINGTON, Feb 7 (Reuters) - The U.S. Treasury Department announced on Friday that Rodney Hood, a former credit union regulator, would take over as the acting head of a leading national bank regulator...Reuters
Feb 7, 2025
US Treasury appoints Hood as acting comptroller of the currency
WASHINGTON, Feb 7 (Reuters) - The U.S. Treasury Department has appointed Rodney Hood to serve as the acting comptroller of the currency from February 10, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency said in a statement on Friday. The Treasury Department, separately, said Secretary Scott Bessent als...Reuters
Feb 7, 2025
CANADA FX DEBT-Canadian dollar posts biggest weekly gain in 23 months
Canadian dollar gains 0.2% against the greenbackFor the week, the loonie advances 1.7%Canada adds 76,000 jobs in JanuaryBond yields climb across the curveUpdates market pricingBy Fergal Smith TORONTO, Feb 7 (Reuters) - The Canadian dollar strengthened against its U.S. counterpart on Friday, addin...Reuters
Feb 7, 2025
FOREX-US dollar rises on mixed jobs report, trade war threat
Dollar up after US payrolls reportU.S. job growth slowed in JanuaryTrump plans to announce reciprocal tariffs next weekUpdates with late U.S. tradeBy Hannah Lang NEW YORK, Feb 7 (Reuters) - The dollar rose in choppy trading on Friday after data showed that U.S. job growth slowed in January but th...Reuters
Feb 7, 2025
BUZZ-COMMENT-US recap: EUR/USD slides as tariff concerns return
Feb 7 (Reuters) - The dollar rose on Friday as tariff fears regained the spotlight, with U.S. President Donald Trump saying he plans to announce reciprocal tariffs on many countries next week, though he did not identify them.The tariff news overshadowed U.S. employment data for January, which was mi...Reuters
Feb 7, 2025
CANADA FX DEBT-Jobs data helps Canadian dollar pad big weekly gain
Canadian dollar gains 0.1% against the greenbackFor the week, the loonie advances 1.6%Canada adds 76,000 jobs in JanuaryBond yields climb across the curveBy Fergal Smith TORONTO, Feb 7 (Reuters) - The Canadian dollar strengthened against its U.S. counterpart on Friday, adding to its weekly gain, ...Reuters
Feb 7, 2025
BUZZ-COMMENT-Buy or sell US exceptionalism remains the question for EUR/USD
Feb 7 (Reuters) - EUR/USD has been gravitating toward the 1.0350 level since mid-November, and its resilience to momentary spikes lower on major concerns such as U.S. tariffs suggests the market might be reluctant to buy into endless U.S. exceptionalism.How the market digests, in coming sessions, Fr...Reuters
Feb 7, 2025
BUZZ-COMMENT-Yen dip buyers emerge after US data
Dip buying of the yen has been a factor supporting the Japanese currency for about a month now and after Friday’s mixed U.S. jobs data report doesn't appear to have deterred that trend.Yen crosses have trimmed earlier gains and USD/JPY is well below its session high of 152.42 reached after the j...Reuters
Feb 7, 2025
FOREX-US dollar rises in choppy trading after jobs data
Dollar up after US payrolls reportU.S. job growth slowed in JanuaryUnemployment rate ticked down to 4.0%Updates with U.S. morning tradeBy Hannah Lang NEW YORK, Feb 7 (Reuters) - The dollar rose in choppy trading on Friday after data showed that U.S. job growth slowed in January but that the unemp...Reuters
Feb 7, 2025
