Dollar gains

Dollar gains

Economist Zahid Hussain. Illustration: TBS

The economics of dollar dominance

Global trade needs a dominant currency for the same reason domestic trade needs a national currency. A double coincidence of exports and imports is needed for every country to use its own...

U.S. One dollar banknotes are seen in front of displayed stock graph in this illustration taken, February 8, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

Dollar soars to two-decade high as Putin shakes FX market ahead of Fed

A Wall Street sign outside the New York Stock Exchange in New York City, New York, U.S., October 2, 2020. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri

Wall Street dips, dollar gains on economic, geopolitical concerns

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Dollar off two-decade high as Fed delivers on 75bp hike

U.S. one dollar banknotes are seen in this illustration taken February 8, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo/File Photo

Dollar edges up as stocks rally, inflation data eyed

US dollar climbs to two-year peak as risk appetite tumbles; yuan drops

US dollar climbs to two-year peak as risk appetite tumbles; yuan drops

A U.S. hundred dollar bill and Japanese 10,000 yen notes are seen in this photo illustration in Tokyo, February 28, 2013. REUTERS/Shohei Miyano

Dollar scales fresh two-decade peak to yen as BOJ targets yields

Dollar index back above 100 ahead of expected red-hot US inflation data

Dollar index back above 100 ahead of expected red-hot US inflation data

A packet of US five-dollar bills is inspected at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing in Washington March 26, 2015. REUTERS/Gary Cameron

Dollar rises towards 2-year high after Fed policy maker's comments

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Dollar marks fresh highs on US pandemic recovery optimism

Representations of virtual currency Bitcoin are placed on US Dollar banknotes in this illustration taken May 26, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

Dollar heavy as clues sought on pace of US recovery; bitcoin near record high

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Dollar holds gains on US election caution, Covid-19 cases

A woman shows U.S. dollar bills at her home in Buenos Aires, Argentina August 28, 2018. REUTERS/Marcos Brindicci.

Dollar set for biggest weekly rise in nearly four months on tech selloff