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Dollar awaits Fed minutes, kiwi aloft on rate expectations By Tom Westbrook Reuters SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The New Zealand dollar rose on Tuesday after a strong business survey pulled forward rate hike expectations there to as soon November, while its Australian counterpart crept higher ahead of its own crucial central bank policy meeting later in the day. The U.S. dollar and other majors were mostly steady as investors wait on the minutes from the Federal Reserve's meeting in June when it surprised markets with a hawkish shift. They are due to be published on Wednesday. The euro held at $...

Dollar at 3-month high ahead of U.S. jobs test Reuters 7 hrs ago By Iain Withers LONDON (Reuters) - The U.S. dollar hit a fresh three-month high versus other major currencies on Friday, as traders wagered strong U.S. labour data could lift it even further. The dollar index is on track for a further weekly gain - its fourth in five weeks - of nearly 1%. It gained 0.1% on the day, hitting 92.699. The greenback has strengthened broadly since the U.S. Federal Reserve surprised markets last month by signalling it could tighten policy earlier than expected to curb inflation.

Dollar rides high to U.S. jobs test By Tom Westbrook Reuters SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The U.S. dollar was perched at a 15-month high on the yen and at multi-month peaks against other majors on Friday, as traders wagered strong U.S. labour data could lift it even further. The jobs report is due at 1230 GMT and is forecast to show a solid rise of 700,000. But there is chatter about the number coming in higher and the risk that upsets the assumption that U.S. interest rates can stay at rock-bottom levels for years. The dollar has climbed 0.7% against the yen this week and hit its highest since ...

Dollar hits 15-month high vs yen as U.S. payrolls test looms By Kevin Buckland Reuters TOKYO (Reuters) - The dollar hit a fresh 15-month high versus the yen and hovered near multi-month peaks against other major peers on Thursday, ahead of a key U.S. jobs report that should offer clues on when the Federal Reserve will start to pare back stimulus. The U.S. currency rose as high as 111.165 yen for the first time since March 26, 2020, before easing back slightly to 111.055. The dollar index, which measures the greenback against six counterparts, held just below a 2 1/2-month top of 92.451 re...

FOREX-Dollar drives higher as traders look to Fed clues from U.S. jobs data Reuters 6 hrs ago By Tom Westbrook * Graphic: World FX rates https://tmsnrt.rs/2RBWI5E By Tom Westbrook SINGAPORE, June 30 (Reuters) - The dollar clung to recent gains on Wednesday as virus woes raised concerns in a market already on edge ahead of U.S. jobs data seen as crucial to the Federal Reserve's monetary policy outlook. Risk-sensitive commodity currencies had led overnight losses, with the Australian and New Zealand dollars each dropping about 0.7%. The euro fell 0.2% overnight while t...