Dollar Movement Amid US Inflation Data Anticipation and Middle East Tensions
Most outlets led with the dollar's fluctuation as markets awaited U.S. inflation data for insights into Federal Reserve policy. Both excerpts noted the broader context of renewed shipping attacks in the Middle East, though Business Recorder described the dollar as drifting sideways, while Dunya News reported it as firmer. Both also mentioned the impact of the attacks on oil prices and, in Dunya News' case, the yen.
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Dollar firmer as markets await US inflation data for Fed clues
The dollar edged higher as markets awaited U.S. inflation data for Fed rate clues, while renewed Middle East shipping attacks lifted oil prices and pressured the yen.
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Dollar drifts as markets await US inflation data for Fed clues
SINGAPORE: The dollar traded sideways in early Asian dealings on Wednesday, shrugging off renewed attacks on shipping in critical waterways in the Middle East, as currency markets awaited the release of inflation data later in the global day. The yen was flat against the dollar at 159.335 yen, hovering around its weakest levels of the month despite the recent joint intervention by US and Japa...
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