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. Small toy figurines are seen on representations of the Bitcoin virtual currency displayed in front of an image of China's flag in this illustration picture, April 9, 2019. /Dado Ruvic/IllustrationTOKYO Cryptocurrencies tumbled on Monday as China's crackdown on bitcoin mining expanded to the province of Sichuan. Bitcoin fell to as low as $32,288 for the first

. By Peter The dollar edged higher in early European trade Monday, keeping the positive tone generated last week by the Federal Reserve's hawkish turn, which saw it accelerate its timetable for raising interest rates.At 2:55 AM ET (0755 GMT), the Dollar Index, which tracks the greenback against a basket of six other currencies, traded 0.1% higher at 92.267, just off its highest level sin

. A U.S. five dollar note is seen in this illustration photo June 1, 2017. /Thomas White/Illustration/File Photo TOKYO/SYDNEY The dollar index, which rose after the Fed's surprise hawkish tilt last week, gave up some of its gains on Monday, while the Australian currency stumbled on lower prices of the country's top export, iron ore. The dollar index, which tra

. By Gina – The dollar was up on Monday morning in Asia, holding near multi-month highs. Investors continue to reel from a hawkish U.S. Federal Reserve policy decision that took the market by surprise during the previous week.The U.S. Dollar Index that tracks the greenback against a basket of other currencies inched up 0.08% to 91.287 by 1:10 M ET (5:10 AM GMT). The index gained 1.9% dur

. A U.S. five dollar note is seen in this illustration photo June 1, 2017. /Thomas White/Illustration/File PhotoTOKYO The dollar held near multi-month peaks against other major currencies on Monday, after the U.S. Federal Reserve surprised markets last week by signalling it would raise interest rates and end emergency bond-buying sooner than expected. The doll

. ACCRA Heads of state of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have adopted a new road map to launch a single currency for the 15-member bloc in 2027, the president of the ECOWAS Commission Jean-Claude Kassi Brou said on Saturday.

. Representations of cryptocurrency Bitcoin are seen in this picture illustration taken June 7, 2021. /Edgar Su/IllustrationBitcoin dropped 7% to $35,431.15 at 20:02 GMT on Friday, losing $2,666.53 from its previous close. Bitcoin, the world's biggest and best-known cryptocurrency, is down 45.4% from the year's high of $64,895.22 on April 14. Ether, the coin l

. By Yasin – The dollar's sunny days are set to continue for quite a while, but the Fed's path will eventually turn murky again to bring the bears out of hiding.      The U.S. dollar index, which measures the greenback against a trade-weighted basket of six major currencies, rose 0.35% to 92.2, and looks set to notch a third-weekly gain.“Admittedly, the current moderate USD strengt

. A picture illustration shows U.S. 100-dollar bank notes taken in Tokyo August 2, 2011. /Yuriko NakaoBy Saqib Iqbal Ahmed and Julien Ponthus NEW YORK The dollar extended its advance against a basket of currencies on Friday, building on the gains logged after the U.S. Federal Reserve earlier this week surprised markets by signaling it would raise interest rate

. A picture illustration shows U.S. 100-dollar bank notes taken in Tokyo August 2, 2011. /Yuriko NakaoBy Saqib Iqbal Ahmed and Julien Ponthus NEW YORK The dollar extended its advance against a basket of currencies on Friday, building on the gains logged after the U.S. Federal Reserve earlier this week surprised markets by signalling it would raise interest rat

. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson takes questions in Parliament, in London, Britain June 16, 2021. UK Parliament/Jessica Taylor/Handout via By Alistair Smout and Elizabeth Piper LONDON -British Prime Minister Boris Johnson suffered an embarrassing defeat in a election on the outskirts of London on Friday, when his governing Conservative Party lost a previo

. A picture illustration shows U.S. 100-dollar bank notes taken in Tokyo August 2, 2011. /Yuriko NakaoBy Julien Ponthus LONDON The dollar was headed for its best week in nearly nine months on Friday, with rival currencies struggling to shake the pressure exerted by the Federal Reserve's sudden hawkish shift in tone. With investors also scrambling to price in a

. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson takes questions in Parliament, in London, Britain June 16, 2021. UK Parliament/Jessica Taylor/Handout via LONDON British Prime Minister Boris Johnson suffered an embarrassing defeat when his Conservative Party lost a parliamentary by-election on the outskirts of London, just a few miles from his own seat. Since its creat

. A picture illustration shows U.S. 100-dollar bank notes taken in Tokyo August 2, 2011. /Yuriko NakaoBy Tom Westbrook SINGAPORE The dollar was headed for its best week in nearly nine months on Friday as investors scrambled to price in a sooner-than-expected ending to extraordinary U.S. monetary stimulus in the days after a surprise shift in tone from the Fede

. By Peter The dollar edged higher in early European trade Friday, continuing to benefit from Wednesday’s surprise move by the Federal Reserve in bringing forward its timetable for raising interest rates.At 2:55 AM ET (0755 GMT), the Dollar Index, which tracks the greenback against a basket of six other currencies, traded less than 0.1% higher at 91.933, after earlier hitting a more th

. By Gina – The dollar was up on Friday morning in Asia and is set for its best week in nearly nine months. Investors also continue to recalculate their strategies after the U.S. Federal Reserve’s hint of a sooner-than-expected asset tapering.The U.S. Dollar Index that tracks the greenback against a basket of other currencies inched up 0.02% to 91.888 by 1 AM ET (5 AM GMT).The USD/JPY

. A picture illustration shows U.S. 100-dollar bank notes taken in Tokyo August 2, 2011. /Yuriko NakaoBy Tom Westbrook SINGAPORE The dollar was headed for its best week in nearly nine months on Friday as investors have scrambled to price in a sooner-than-expected ending to extraordinary U.S. monetary stimulus in the days after a surprise shift in tone from the

. A U.S. one dollar banknote is seen in front of displayed stock graph in this illustration taken May 7, 2021. /Dado Ruvic/IllustrationBy Saqib Iqbal Ahmed and Elizabeth Howcroft NEW YORK The dollar jumped on Thursday and hit a two-month high against a basket of currencies, a day after U.S. Federal Reserve officials surprised markets by projecting a hike in in

. A U.S. one dollar banknote is seen in front of displayed stock graph in this illustration taken May 7, 2021. /Dado Ruvic/IllustrationBy Saqib Iqbal Ahmed and Elizabeth Howcroft NEW YORK The dollar extended its gains against a basket of currencies on Thursday, a day after the U.S. Federal Reserve surprised markets by signalling it would raise interest rates a

. France's far-right leader Marine Le Pen delivers a speech for the next year's municipal elections in an end-summer annual address to partisans in Frejus, France September 15, 2019. /Jean-Paul Pelissier/File PhotoBy Yoruk Bahceli and Stefano Rebaudo Bond investors who remember wild market swings before France's 2017 presidential vote will be keeping a close e

4/4Reuters. Presidential candidate Ebrahim Raisi speaks during a campaign rally in Tehran, Iran June 15, 2021. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS2/4By Parisa Hafezi DUBAI Iranians vote on Friday in a race likely to hand the presidency to a judge sanctioned by Washington for alleged involvement in executions of political prisoners, a result that would

. A U.S. one dollar banknote is seen in front of displayed stock graph in this illustration taken May 7, 2021. /Dado Ruvic/IllustrationBy Elizabeth Howcroft LONDON -The dollar carried on strengthening on Thursday, reaching its highest in more than two months, after the U.S. Federal Reserve surprised markets by signalling it would raise interest rates and end eme

. A U.S. one dollar banknote is seen in front of displayed stock graph in this illustration taken May 7, 2021. /Dado Ruvic/IllustrationLONDON The dollar extended gains on Thursday after the U.S. Federal Reserve surprised markets by signalling it would raise interest rates and end emergency bond-buying sooner than expected. Fed officials on Wednesday projected

. South Korean won, Chinese yuan and Japanese yen notes are seen on U.S. 100 dollar notes in this file photo illustration shot December 15, 2015. /Kim Hong-Ji//Illustration/FilesBy Nikhil Nainan BENGALURU Long bets on most of Asia's emerging currencies were trimmed, a poll showed on Thursday, as investors weigh the prospect of tighter monetary settings as the U.S.

. By Peter -- The dollar rose in early European trade Thursday, climbing to levels not seen for around two months after the Federal Reserve surprised markets with a hawkish turn, bringing forward its timetable for raising interest rates to 2023.At 3:15 AM ET (0755 GMT), the Dollar Index, which tracks the greenback against a basket of six other currencies, was traded 0.2% higher at 91.418,