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US dollar rises against yen as markets eye Iran deal, jobs report

US dollar rises against yen as markets eye Iran deal, jobs report

By Chibuike Oguh and Samuel Indyk NEW YORK/LONDON, Aug 6 (Reuters) - The U.S. dollar rose against the Japanese yen on Thursday, helped by safe-haven positioning from investors awaiting details on a proposed deal to end the Iran conflict and ahead of the monthly U.S. jobs report.
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Yen and dollar drift as markets await Iran deal news, look towards payrolls

Yen and dollar drift as markets await Iran deal news, look towards payrolls

By Samuel Indyk and Jiaxing Li LONDON, Aug 6 (Reuters) - Currency markets drifted on Thursday with the Japanese yen retracing some intervention-led gains and the dollar pinned near a six-week low, as investors awaited more details on a proposed U.S.-Iran deal and looked ahead to Friday's U.S. jobs
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Dollar ticks up as markets await Iran deal news, look towards payrolls

Dollar ticks up as markets await Iran deal news, look towards payrolls

By Samuel Indyk and Jiaxing Li LONDON, Aug 6 (Reuters) - Currency markets drifted on Thursday with the Japanese yen retracing some intervention-led gains and the dollar edging away from a six-week low, as investors awaited more details on a proposed U.S.-Iran deal and looked ahead to Friday's U.S.
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Yen and dollar drift on Iran deal concerns, payroll jitters

Yen and dollar drift on Iran deal concerns, payroll jitters

By Jiaxing Li HONG KONG, Aug 6 (Reuters) - Currency markets drifted on Thursday with the yen struggling to retain intervention gains and the dollar pinned near six-week lows, as concerns about a proposed U.S.-Iran deal and jitters about upcoming U.S. payroll data left traders cautious.
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Yen steadies after intervention and dollar stays near six-week low

Yen steadies after intervention and dollar stays near six-week low

By Amanda Cooper and Chibuike Oguh NEW YORK/LONDON, Aug 5 (Reuters) - The Japanese yen steadied on Wednesday after historic intervention, while the dollar traded around six-week lows against other currencies as revived hopes of an end to the war in Iran blunted safe-haven demand.  
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Morning Bid: Gold stirs

Morning Bid: Gold stirs

By Mike Dolan August 6 (Reuters) - What matters in U.S. and global markets today By Mike Dolan, Editor-at-Large, Finance and Markets Markets slipped into something of a holding pattern overnight as eyes homed in on tomorrow's July U.S. employment report and what appears to be the latest deal to help
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European stocks rise on earnings optimism as traders weigh Iran proposals

European stocks rise on earnings optimism as traders weigh Iran proposals

By Elizabeth Howcroft PARIS, Aug 6 (Reuters) - Investor sentiment rebounded on Thursday, as optimism about company earnings drove stock markets to new highs and traders interpreted a proposed deal between Iran and Oman as progress towards ending the U.S.-Iran conflict.
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Morning Bid: AI stocks learn to fly — but ain't got wings

Morning Bid: AI stocks learn to fly — but ain't got wings

A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Satoshi Sugiyama In "Learning to Fly", Tom Petty sang that what goes up must come down. For AI-related stocks, that looks a lot less like a lyric than a trading pattern.
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Yen firms after landmark intervention, dollar near lows on optimism over Iran talks

Yen firms after landmark intervention, dollar near lows on optimism over Iran talks

By Amanda Cooper and Chibuike Oguh NEW YORK/LONDON, Aug 5 (Reuters) - The Japanese yen steadied on Wednesday after a historic intervention, while the dollar hovered near six-week lows against major peers as renewed hopes for an end to the Iran war curbed safe-haven demand.
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Oil prices mixed as investors ponder Strait of Hormuz reopening hopes

Oil prices mixed as investors ponder Strait of Hormuz reopening hopes

By Nicole Jao NEW YORK, Aug 5 (Reuters) - Oil prices were mixed on Wednesday, with Brent settling up slightly but the U.S. contract edging lower, as investors weighed revived expectations of a de-escalation in U.S.-Iran hostilities that could restore shipping traffic in the Strait of Hormuz and oil
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US stocks edge lower as oil prices rise, more earnings reports roll in

US stocks edge lower as oil prices rise, more earnings reports roll in

Stocks are edging lower on Wall Street as oil prices rise and more company earnings reports roll in
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US stocks sway in mixed trading as more earnings reports roll in

US stocks sway in mixed trading as more earnings reports roll in

Stocks swayed in uncertain trading on Wall Street as more company earnings reports roll in