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FX round-up: Dollar strength wanes in the wake of US tax reforms
After initially rising late on Wednesday, in the wake of US President Trump's tax reform plan, the US dollar traded lower on Thursday.
FX round-up: North Korea risks persist as Greenback firms ahead of Yellen speech
Safe haven currencies were lower on Tuesday, paring gains following the latest round of North Korean rhetoric.
FX round-up: Elections weigh on euro, kiwi until North Korea's late words
Elections in Germany and New Zealand over the weekend and an announcement of a snap vote in Japan were the dominant themes at the start of the week, until some incendiary comments from North Korea's foreign minister later in the day.
FX round-up: North Korea renews threats, Brexit vision outlined
Friday trading saw a fair degree of volatility, with key data releases from the Eurozone, fresh threats from North Korea and UK Prime Minister Theresa May delivering a speech outlining her view for Brexit.
FX round-up: Currencies take a rest after Fed hints
Wednesday saw the Fed Chair Janet Yellen confirm that there would be a winding down of it's $4. 5 trillion balance sheet in October and hinted at a possible rate increase by the end of the year.
FX round-up: Currencies steady ahead of Fed statement
Currency markets were steady on Wednesday ahead of a key speech from the US Fed.
FX round-up: Calm before the storm ensues as markets await Fed decision
Currency markets were fairly quiet on Tuesday, as traders opted to keep heir powder dry until Wednesday's economic and statement release from the Fed.
FX round-up: Pound surges on rate hike expectations, safe havens pay little attention to North Korea
Friday trading saw the pound surge against all its major counterparts as the world woke up to another missile test from North Korea.
Pound soars above $1.35 after speech from MPC's Vlieghe
The pound has surged after Bank of England policymaker Gertjan Vlieghe reinforced the message that interest rates could rise before the end of the year.
FX round-up: Pound catches bids on policy statement, US inflation highest since February
Thursday saw the release of key data for the UK as well as the US which injected some much needed volatility into the FX market.
FX round-up: UK data fails to help sterling higher, greenback up for second day, North Korean concerns lurk
The US dollar was up for a second day this week against a basket of currencies of its main trading partners, with the dollar index trading 0. 55% higher to 92. 391 by 1720 BST.
No case for interest rate hikes in Australia, RBA's Harper says
Excess capacity in the Australian economy means that interest rate hikes are not justified and there is nothing the Reserve Bank can do to stymie the drop in the US dollar, one of the country's top rate-setters said.
Inflation spikes to six-year high, increasing pressure on consumers and BoE
UK inflation is surging even more than expected, official consumer price data revealed on Tuesday, adding to pressure on household finances and therefore also on the Bank of England to adjust policy.
FX Round-up: Greenback in the red, North Korean risks calm down
Monday saw some respite for the US dollar as it gained 0. 55% to 91. 859 against a basket of currencies by 1715 BST. There was also some degree of breathing room as recent North Korean missile threats died down and a classification downgrade of Hurricane Irma to a Category 1.
FX round-up: Greenback falls for fifth day, markets quiet ahead of North Korean founding day
Friday saw the dollar index drop to it's weakest level this month against a basket of currencies while markets brace for North Korean independence day.
FX round-up: Pacific tensions die down as ECB takes the main stage
Despite a raft of data releases out on Thursday including HPI (Housing Price Index) m/m for the UK (1. 1%), revised eurozone GDP (0. 6%) and unemployment claims for the US (298,000), it was clear to see that the star of the day was ECB (European Central Bank) President Mario Draghi, or more accurately, the euro.
FX round-up: North Korean rhetoric still plays on the market, us dollar flat, all eyes on ECB
Wednesday's price action on the FX market was fairly muted, with typical safe haven currencies trading relatively flat on the day, as market participants weigh up the latest round of comments from North Korea and a raft of central bank communications.
Bank of Canada surprises with interest rate hike
Bank of Canada snapped traders out of their slumber on Wednesday with an unexpected decision to hike interest rates.
FX round-up: Safe havens rally on simmering tensions, Eurozone data fails to excite
Market moves on Tuesday were still in a fairly risk off mood with jitters over North Korea still quite prevalent, but slowly moving to the background in the shadow of recent data releases and central bank speeches.
FX round-up: safe haven's gain once more as N.Korea ramps up aggression
Pyongyang re-ignited fears as nuclear scare tactics were renewed over the weekend, prompting a risk-off sentiment to take hold of market moves on Monday.