Government funding expires at midnight on Tuesday in Washington (0400 GMT) unless Republicans and Democrats agree to a last-minute interim deal. The dollar index, which gauges the currency against six counterparts including the euro and yen, stood at 97.869 as of 0003 GMT, and fell as low as 97.633 overnight for the first time since last Wednesday. U.S. President Donald Trump warned The U.S. Labor and Commerce departments said their statistics agencies would halt data releases in the event of a partial sh ...

By John Revill ZURICH (Reuters) -The Swiss National Bank ramped up foreign currency purchases during the second quarter, data showed on Tuesday, as the central bank reacted to appreciation pressure on the Swiss franc after President Donald Trump announced tariffs on U.S. imports in April. The central bank's purchase of 5.06 billion Swiss francs ($6.36 billion) worth of foreign currencies in April-June was its highest quarterly level of foreign currency interventions for more than three years. The SNB ...

By Amanda Cooper LONDON (Reuters) -The U.S. dollar held firm on Tuesday ahead of a likely U.S. government shutdown that could disrupt the release of the monthly jobs report this week, while the Australian dollar was the top-performing major currency of the day after the central bank sounded a cautious note on inflation. Investor focus is on the impending U.S. shutdown. Government funding expires at midnight on Tuesday (0400 GMT) unless Republicans and Democrats agree to a last-minute temporary spending ...

(e)Mail call. - MarketWatch photo illustration/iStockphoto Dear Charlie, I read your latest piece about BlackRock BLK backing gold GC00 and bitcoin BTCUSD, and Jeffrey Gundlach recommending gold. You make me laugh, which is why I follow your columns, but I still have serious issues with this thesis. You keep pushing bitcoin as some kind of salvation, but it crashes 75% regularly. How is that better portfolio management than just owning the S&P 500 SPX? The U.S. stock market has delivered 10% annually an ...

The risk that pressure from U.S. President Donald Trump could shift the Federal Reserve to an overly dovish stance is the main near-term concern for the U.S. dollar, said a senior executive at U.S. asset manager PGIM Fixed Income. ...

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By Chibuike Oguh and Canan Sevgili NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) -The U.S. dollar gained against peers including the yen, Swiss franc and euro on Wednesday, after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell struck a cautious tone on further easing overnight. The dollar strengthened 0.54% to 0.795 against the Swiss franc, on track to snap two consecutive sessions of losses. The euro was lower against the dollar after German business morale fell unexpectedly in September. It was last down 0.69% at $1.1734 after ris ...

By Chibuike Oguh and Canan Sevgili NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) -The U.S. dollar held steady against major peers on Tuesday as investors weighed commentary from Federal Reserve officials including Chair Jerome Powell, while the Swedish krona gained after the Riksbank delivered a hawkish 25-basis-point rate cut. The dollar was down 0.11% at 0.791 against the Swiss franc The euro was up slightly by 0.08% at $1.1812 while sterling was flat at $1.3517. Powell said the central bank needed to continue balancing ...

- Getty Images/iStockphoto With the signing of Executive Order 14233 in March 2025 to establish America’s first Strategic Bitcoin Reserve, President Donald Trump didn’t just make policy history — he potentially changed the investment landscape for millions of Americans. For the first time, the U.S. government is officially treating bitcoin BTCUSD as a national reserve asset, alongside gold GC00 and other strategic holdings in the federal vault. But what does this unprecedented move mean for your portfoli ...

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MAY 22: Ray Dalio, Founder and CIO Mentor, Bridgewater Associates speaks onstage during The Wall Street Journal's 2024 The Future Of Everything Festival at Spring Studios on May 22, 2024 in New York City.Bridgewater founder Ray Dalio said Friday that gold and non-fiat currencies will become stronger stores of value as major currencies face devaluation risks amid mounting debt pressures globally.Speaking at the FutureChina Global Forum 2025, Dalio warned that the excessive spending and s ...