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1 week ago | 
reuters.com | Kevin Buckland
A man looks at an electronic stock quotation board outside a brokerage in Tokyo, Japan, November 9, 2016. Picture taken with slow shutter speed. REUTERS/Issei Kato/File Photo TOKYO, May 28 (Reuters) - Demand at an auction of 40-year Japanese government bonds on Wednesday fell to the lowest since July, amid a selloff in so-called super-long debt this month.
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1 week ago | 
kfgo.com | Kevin Buckland
By Kevin BucklandTOKYO (Reuters) -Long-dated Japanese government bond yields climbed off three-week lows on Wednesday, with investors closely monitoring a 40-year bond auction for indications of a recovery in demand.
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1 week ago | 
gurutrade.com | Kevin Buckland |Lincoln Feast |Joe Bavier |Rachna Uppal
Euro touches highest since late April
Safe-haven currencies retreat as sentiment improves
Dollar assets also pressured by Trump's sweeping tax bill
TOKYO/LONDON, May 26 (Reuters) - The euro hit a one-month high against the U.S. dollar on Monday after U.S. President Donald Trump backed down from threatened 50% duties on European Union shipments from June 1, as the bloc asked for time to "reach a good deal".
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2 weeks ago | 
gurutrade.com | Kevin Buckland |Shri Navaratnam |Edmund Klamann
US fiscal concerns hurt dollar, support safe-haven yen
Bitcoin hits record high as investors seek dollar alternatives
Trump bill could add $3.8 trillion to debt over next decade.
TOKYO, May 22 (Reuters) - U.S. fiscal concerns and a tepid auction of Treasury bonds pushed the dollar to a two-week low versus the yen on Thursday, while the U.S. Congress moved closer to passing President Donald Trump's bill for massive cuts in taxes and spending.
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2 weeks ago | 
ca.marketscreener.com | Kevin Buckland |Samuel Indyk
TOKYO/LONDON (Reuters) - U.S. fiscal concerns and a tepid auction of Treasury bonds kept the dollar pinned near a two-week low on Thursday, while the U.S. Congress moved closer to passing President Donald Trump's bill for massive cuts in taxes and spending. The lacklustre 20-year bond sale reinforced the "Sell America" narrative, weighing not just on the dollar but on Wall Street as well, with traders already jittery after Moody's cut the triple-A U.S. credit rating last week.
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3 weeks ago | 
today.westlaw.com | Kevin Buckland |Michael Perry
TOKYO (Reuters) -Credit ratings agency Fitch on Thursday placed five Taiwanese life insurers under review for potential downgrades after a sharp surge in the Taiwanese dollar this month put stress on their balance sheets.
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3 weeks ago | 
lanacion.com.ar | Kevin Buckland
By Kevin BucklandTOKIO, 14 mayo (Reuters) -El dólar estadounidense se estabilizaba el miércoles tras sumayor caída en más de tres semanas por la noche, con unos datosde inflación al consumo en EEUU más fríos de lo esperado querefuerzan los argumentos a favor de la relajación de la ReservaFederal, justo en un momento en que se modera la tensióncomercial global.
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3 weeks ago | 
gurutrade.com | Kevin Buckland |Sonali Paul |Kate Mayberry
Cooler-than-expected CPI backs case for Fed to resume rate cuts
Markets watching developments in China trade talks
Dollar down about 3% since Trump's 'Liberation Day' tariffs
TOKYO, May 14 (Reuters) - The U.S. dollar steadied on Wednesday following its biggest decline in more than three weeks overnight, with cooler-than-expected U.S. consumer inflation data bolstering the case for Federal Reserve easing just as global trade tensions cool.
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3 weeks ago | 
kfgo.com | Kevin Buckland
By Kevin BucklandTOKYO (Reuters) -The U.S. dollar stabilised on Wednesday following its biggest decline in more than three weeks overnight, with softer-than-expected U.S. consumer inflation data bolstering the case for Federal Reserve easing just as global trade tensions cool. The Labor Department said the consumer price index increased 0.2% last month, below expectations of economists polled by Reuters for a 0.3% gain, after dipping 0.1% in March.
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3 weeks ago | 
marketscreener.com | Kevin Buckland |Linda Pasquini
TOKYO (Reuters) - The U.S. dollar extended losses on Wednesday following its biggest decline in more than three weeks overnight after weaker-than-expected U.S. consumer inflation data bolstered the case for Federal Reserve easing just as global trade tensions cool. U.S. data showed the consumer price index increased by 0.2% last month, below expectations of economists polled by Reuters for a 0.3% gain, after a 0.1% dip in March.
