Ugly Day for the Dollar
The U.S. dollar was getting routed Friday in the foreign exchange markets, as every major currency strengthened by at least 0.6% against the greenback.
The euro was hitting a record high yet again, surging to $1.4260 from $1.4160 a day earlier. The yen rose to 114.74 from 115.57 previously. At the same time, the British pound jumped to $2.0438 from $2.0268 on Thursday, and the dollar fell to C$0.9928 from C$1.0011 against the Canadian dollar. Both the Swiss franc and the Australian dollar also climbed, gaining roughly 0.7% vs. their U.S. counterpart.- Loading Comments...
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| Dow Jones | S&P 500 | NASDAQ | 10-Year Note | |
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| 10,503.85 | 1,114.56 | 2,217.35 | 35.73 |
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