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Headlines:Markets:NZD advances, USD lags during the dayEuropean stocks lower; S&P 500 futures up 0.1%US 10-year Treasury yields rise 2.8 basis points to 3.677%Gold rises 0.4% to $2,578.75West Texas Intermediate crude fell 0.9% to…

By Tom Westbrook LONDON (Reuters) - The dollar gave up some overnight gains against the yen on Wednesday as investors adjusted positions at the last minute before a policy meeting expected to kick off the U.S. monetary easing cycle. The US…

Most Asian currencies rose on Wednesday, while the dollar fell as markets braced for a widely expected interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve later in the day. Public holidays in Hong Kong and South Korea limited overall trading volumes,…

Investing.com - The U.S. dollar fell on Tuesday, trading near its lowest levels this year, amid growing bets that the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates this week, and possibly by a large amount. At 04:40 ET (08:40 GMT), the dollar…

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LONDON (Reuters) - The dollar traded near its lowest levels this year on Tuesday, on the eve of the expected start of U.S. monetary easing that markets are betting could start with a big interest rate cut. The euro was steady at around…

(Bloomberg) -- European stocks rose as traders awaited a final batch of U.S. economic data that could determine the size of the Federal Reserve’s interest-rate cut on Wednesday.Most Read from BloombergRetail and bank stocks led gains on the…

Monthly chart of US 2-year Treasury yields (%)This is one of the key charts to watch in the markets right now. The yield on the 2-year note remains elevated near the 3.55% level but bond investors will have to wait for confirmation from the…

UBS says retail sales data could tip the balance between a 25bp or 50bp rate cut:Retail sales and industrial production data... Weakness in these data could affect the Fed's decision to cut the federal funds rate by 50 basis points instead…

By Shubham Batra and Shashwat Chauhan (Reuters) - European shares closed slightly lower on Monday as losses in heavyweight technology stocks weighed on the index, while the focus remained on the U.S. Federal Reserve, which is widely…