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UPDATE 3-Bitcoin gains as US SEC gives crypto its first policy win
Bitcoin gains after initial disappointment with Trump's crypto policiesAnalysts warn of volatility until concrete crypto policies announcedTrump's crypto ventures criticized for potential conflicts of interestUpdates prices to late-afternoon trade; adds details about SEC task force, reactionBy Tom W...Reuters
Jan 21, 2025
FOREX-Dollar flat in choppy trading as investors await tariff certainty
Dollar rebounds after decline on MondayCanada and Mexico tariffs could start in February, Trump says Canada inflation slowsUpdates to afternoon US tradingBy Chuck Mikolajczak NEW YORK, Jan 21 (Reuters) - The U.S. dollar alternated between gains and losses on Tuesday in a choppy session, as market...Reuters
Jan 21, 2025
QUOTES-Trade, tariffs, energy - markets react to Trump's return to office
Adds new comments SINGAPORE/LONDON/NEW YORK, Jan 21 (Reuters) - Global markets were volatile while the dollar rebounded on Tuesday in choppy trading as Donald Trump returned to the White House. President Trump did not immediately impose tariffs on Monday as previously promised, but said he was th...Reuters
Jan 21, 2025
BUZZ-COMMENT-US recap: Dollar drifts lower as risk tone improves
Jan 21 (Reuters) - The U.S. dollar eased on Tuesday as U.S. shares advanced and energy prices slid following policy actions by returning U.S. president Donald Trump. The favorable risk tone weighed on euro volatility with short-covering guiding it to a fresh three-week high though large 1.04 expirie...Reuters
Jan 21, 2025
US SEC forms cryptocurrency task force
Jan 21 (Reuters) - The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission said on Tuesday it was forming a new cryptocurrency task force "dedicated to developing a comprehensive and clear regulatory framework for crypto assets."The task force's focuses "will be to help the Commission draw clear regulatory line...Reuters
Jan 21, 2025
UK borrowing costs return to pre-selloff levels on Trump relief
LONDON, Jan 21 (Reuters) - British government borrowing costs fell on Tuesday to their lowest since before the start of this month's selloff as investors on both sides of the Atlantic breathed a sigh of relief about Donald Trump's first moves as U.S. president.Thirty-year gilt yields GB30YT=RR - whi...Reuters
Jan 21, 2025
CANADA FX DEBT-Canadian dollar pares decline on US tariff skepticism
Canadian dollar weakens 0.2% against the greenbackTouches its weakest since March 2020 at 1.4515Canada's annual inflation rate slows to 1.8%10-year yield falls for fifth straight dayBy Fergal Smith TORONTO, Jan 21 (Reuters) - The Canadian dollar recouped much of its earlier decline against the gr...Reuters
Jan 21, 2025
QUOTES-Trade, tariffs, energy - markets react to Trump's return to office
Adds new comments SINGAPORE/LONDON/NEW YORK, Jan 21 (Reuters) - Global markets were volatile while the dollar rebounded on Tuesday in choppy trading as Donald Trump returned to the White House. President Trump did not immediately impose tariffs on Monday as previously promised, but said he was th...Reuters
Jan 21, 2025
BUZZ-COMMENT-Yen may falter on a BoJ hike
Jan 21 (Reuters) - U.S. tariffs and BOJ policy are set to be the big drivers of USD/JPY, with downside yen risks growing even if a rate hike materializes.With Day 1 market euphoria over the avoidance of immediate tariffs followed shortly followed by President Donald Trump threatening 25% duties on C...Reuters
Jan 21, 2025
BUZZ-COMMENT-Some upside risks for EUR/USD are building
Jan 21 (Reuters) - After a wild first two days of Trump 2.0, the net result for EUR/USD appears to be that investors have become less confident of further downside as bullish influences take deeper root.After spiking higher with the help of tariff-relief sentiment on Monday, EUR/USD initially slid o...Reuters
Jan 21, 2025
CANADA FX DEBT - Canadian dollar weakens, benchmark yield slips
The Canadian dollar weakened against the greenback on Tuesday, and the yield on benchmark government debt slipped. The loonie CAD= was trading 1% lower at C$1.4447 to the greenback, or 69.22 U.S. cents, after trading in a range of 1.429 to 1.4515.Canadian government 10-year bond yields CA10YT=RR fel...Reuters
Jan 21, 2025
BUZZ-COMMENT-Dollar likely to soar while tech level remains intact
Jan 21 (Reuters) - The U.S. dollar will probably soar while a key Fibonacci support level continues to prop up the greenback in the short-term. The dollar partially rebounded on Tuesday after sliding the day before as President Donald Trump suggested the U.S. could impose tariffs on Canada and Mexi...Reuters
Jan 21, 2025
