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 Dollar Soars to Biggest
 Weekly Gain in 3 Years 

Greenback posts record advances ahead of G8 meeting

Jun 13, 08 5:21 AM CDT
(Newser) - The dollar posted its biggest gain in almost 3 years this week, soaring 2.5% against the euro and 2.8% against the yen. This morning in London the dollar was trading at $1.54 against the euro, with analysts predicting a rise as high as $1.45 by year's... More »

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G8 summit • euro • yen • US dollar • Christine Lagarde

MARKETS

 Oil Drives Uneven Finish 

Bernanke comments spark inflation worries, perk up dollar

Jun 10, 08 3:47 PM CDT
(Newser) - The markets ended mixed after moving between gains and losses, as traders tracked gyrations in the price of oil—which finished down 2% from earlier highs of $137 a barrel, MarketWatch reports. The Dow gained 9.44 to end at 12,289.76. The Nasdaq lost 10.52 to settle... More »

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Ben Bernanke • Dow Jones • Nasdaq • oil price • US dollar • S&P 500

 Oil Tops $130 

Supply concerns drive crude

May 21, 08 8:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - Oil set yet another record today, with prices hitting $130.47 a barrel in electronic trading in Asia and Europe, the AP reports, on supply concerns and renewed worries about the dollar. Crude closed at $128.98 in the last New York Mercantile Exchange session. Oil futures have roughly doubled... More »

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oil • futures market • oil price • crude oil • US dollar • New York Mercantile Exchange

 Oil Breaks $125 a Barrel 

And heads for $126 as weakening dollar opens investors' wallets

May 9, 08 8:46 AM CDT
(Newser) - Oil climbed over $125 a barrel today, just ahead of the US driving season and propelled by investors jumping at a weaker dollar, the AP reports. Light, sweet crude for June rose to $125.98 on the New York Mercantile Exchange today, later dropping to $124.86 in Europe. More »

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Venezuela • currency • gas prices • oil price • US dollar • Colombian rebels

Dollar Hits 6-Week High Against Euro

US, Europe team up
to boost gaining greenback

May 8, 08 6:12 AM CDT
(Newser) - The dollar hit a six-week high against the euro yesterday, leading relieved policymakers on both sides of the Atlantic to hope that the worst is over, reports the Financial Times. Analysts still reckon that Washington will continue its policy of benign neglect: a soft dollar encourages exports and reduces the... More »

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currency exchange • euro • central bank • US dollar • weak dollar

 Dollar Rallies at Last 

Greenback posts biggest advance since March as eurozone sputters

Apr 25, 08 6:46 AM CDT
(Newser) - The dollar rose to a three-week high against the euro today and looked set to post its biggest weekly advance since March. The dollar advanced to $1.55 per euro this morning in London, after falling below the $1.60 barrier on Tuesday. The dollar also gained against the yen,... More »

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Federal Reserve • euro • yen • European Central Bank • ECB • US dollar

Consumer Prices Rise in March; Oil Blasts Past $114

Jump in energy, food costs outweighs cheaper clothes; new record for crude

Apr 16, 08 10:22 AM CDT
(Newser) - Consumer prices rose an anticipated 0.3% in March, propelled by hikes in the costs of energy, food, and airline tickets; a commodities rush and weak dollar also pushed crude oil to a record high today. Energy costs rose 1.9% in March, the AP reports, and the past year... More »

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bread • milk • Consumer Price Index • euro • crude oil • US dollar

Updated

 Oil Tops Record High $113 

Dollar's decline chief cause of spike

Apr 15, 08 6:44 AM CDT
(Newser) - Crude oil hit a new record high in trading today—$113.66 a barrel—as weary investors attempted to hedge against a tumbling dollar and oil shipments were disrupted around the world. Though the dollar is the main concern, supply problems, including OPEC's decision not to change its 2008 outlook... More »

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Wachovia • oil price • crude oil • US dollar • weak dollar • $100 a barrel oil

G-7 Ministers Talk Tough
on Sliding Dollar

Strong words signal desire to keep dollar from the abyss

Apr 12, 08 7:26 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Group of Seven's finance ministers are getting more aggressive about stopping the greenback's decline, the Wall Street Journal reports. In what counts as blunt words for the group, a statement yesterday expressed concern about the plummeting dollar's "possible implications for economic and financial stability." The change in... More »

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currency • currency exchange • finance • euro • US dollar • weak dollar • Group of Seven

 Skyrocketing Yuan 
 Hits Benchmark  

Chinese currency's strengthening against the dollar could boost US inflation

Apr 10, 08 2:34 PM CDT
(Newser) - For the first time since China unpegged its currency from America’s in 2005, a dollar bought less than 7 yuan at closing today in Beijing, the New York Times reports. Western countries protested for years the yuan was undervalued; its meteoric rise means Chinese goods are getting more expensive... More »

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Henry Paulson • yuan • global economy • Chinese economy • US dollar • weak dollar • US imports

Asian Inflation Zapping US Pocketbooks

Fuel costs and weak buck promise to send US prices spiraling

Apr 8, 08 4:12 AM CDT
(Newser) - Cheap Asian imports have helped keep American inflation down for decades—but those days appear to be over, the New York Times warns. Rapidly rising costs of fuel, food and labor in countries like China, Vietnam, and Taiwan are beginning to be passed on to their export markets, just as... More »

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China • inflation • Vietnam • Asia • exports • US dollar • US imports

 25 Ways to Save in Europe 

Don't let the dismal dollar derail your dream vacation

Mar 19, 08 12:16 PM CDT
(Newser) - Worried that exchanging your dollars into pounds will leave you with pennies? MSNBC outlines 25 ways to stretch your money in Europe.
  1. Find no-cost entertainment, like free days at museums or public concerts.
  2. Use a credit card or get cash from an ATM for the best exchange rates
... More »

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travel • Europe • money • pound • euro • US dollar • travel tips • cheap travel

MARKETS

 Asian Markets Surge
 As Dollar Comes Back 

Greenback back above 100 yen; best day in a month in Tokyo

Mar 19, 08 3:53 AM CDT
(Newser) - Stocks in Asia had their best day in a month as investors reacted to the Fed's 75-point rate cut and a top Chinese company announced higher-than-expected earnings. The Nikkei climbed 2.5%, with financial stocks leading gains, reports Bloomberg. Companies with substantial business in America also did well—Canon jumped... More »

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Tokyo • Nikkei • yen • Asian markets • US dollar

MARKETS

 Stocks Bounce, End Mixed 

Stocks are up... no down... what's going on?!

Mar 17, 08 3:50 PM CDT
(Newser) - Stocks seesawed throughout the day, finally ending today's session mixed, with the Dow closing up. The markets struggled to rebound from serious losses sustained after Bear Stearns' fire sale; buyer JPMorgan Chase's stock closed up 11%. The Dow ended up 21.16 at 11,972.25, the Nasdaq down... More »

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stock market • Bear Stearns • euro • yen • US dollar • JPMorgan Chase

UPDATED

 Dollar Nosedives,
 Global Markets Tumble 

Greenback falls to record lows after Bear buyout, rate cut

Mar 17, 08 3:55 AM CDT
(Newser) - The dollar took a pummeling and equity markets in Europe and Asia slumped as worried investors reacted to the Bear Stearns fire sale and the Fed's emergency rate cut. The dollar dropped to a shocking 95 yen, hit an all-time low of $1.59 against the euro, and remained below... More »

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Bear Stearns • euro • Nikkei • Hang Seng • yen • Asian markets • US dollar • Swiss franc • JPMorgan Chase

Dollar Makes Comeback as Banks Predict Intervention

Greenback back above 100 yen, gains on euro

Mar 14, 08 8:17 AM CDT
(Newser) - The dollar made a recovery today after yesterday's disastrous fall, pulling back above 100 yen and gaining against the euro and the pound. The greenback's advance comes as securities firms speculated that the Fed and other central banks will collaborate to safeguard the dollar for the first time in 13... More »

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Ben Bernanke • Federal Reserve • euro • yen • US dollar • Swiss franc

 Gold Hits Record $1K per Ounce 

Slumping US economy, dollar sends investors to shiny commodity

Mar 13, 08 1:03 PM CDT
(Newser) - Gold hit $1,000 per ounce for the first time today, the BBC reports, as investors flock to commodities. The precious metal is already up 20% on the year. “Every bit of bad US economic data boosts gold in two ways,” said Fortis Bank, both because gold is... More »

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inflation • Federal Reserve • interest rate • US dollar • gold • commodities • interest rate cut

 New $5 Bill Debuts Today 

Abe gets a colorful makeover on copy-resistant bills

Mar 13, 08 11:45 AM CDT
(Newser) - Honest Abe may've been a bit pasty and gaunt, but the public can now see him in a more vivid hue: The redesigned $5 bill, complete with splashes of purple designed to thwart pesky counterfeiters, is being released today. Lincoln keeps his place on the front, and his memorial on... More »

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Federal Reserve • counterfeit • Abraham Lincoln • US dollar • US currency • watermark • US Mint • $5 bill • five dollar bill • Honest Abe • counterfeiters

 Dollar Sinks Below 100 Yen 

Stocks tumble as dollar hits 12-year low

Mar 13, 08 5:10 AM CDT
(Newser) - The dollar's decline continued today, dropping below the symbolically dramatic threshhold of 100 yen for the first time in 12 years. The greenback held on just above ¥100 during the trading day in Tokyo before slumping to ¥99.80 in Europe this morning. The dollar took a pummeling... More »

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Japan • Tokyo • Nikkei • yen • US dollar

Dollar Hit
as Emerging Economies
Fight Inflation

$108 oil pushes
gas prices higher

Mar 11, 08 7:32 AM CDT
(Newser) - A weak US dollar continued to fuel surging commodity prices today, keeping oil near $108 a barrel and moving a gallon of gas to $3.225, with analysts predicting near $4 prices by spring, the Wall Street Journal reports. Stress on the greenback is coming from not only major but... More »

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oil • yuan • euro • gas prices • US dollar • commodities • dong

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