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Dollar hits two-week high, Middle East conflict and rate paths in focus

Dollar hits two-week high, Middle East conflict and rate paths in focus

(Corrects milestone to 'two-week high', not 'seven-week high', in headline and first paragraph) By Stefano Rebaudo and Satoshi Sugiyama Sept 2 (Reuters) - The dollar hit a two-week high on Wednesday as investors turned to the U.S. currency amid growing concerns about the economic impact of the
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Dollar hits 7-week high, Middle East conflict and rate paths in focus

Dollar hits 7-week high, Middle East conflict and rate paths in focus

By Stefano Rebaudo and Satoshi Sugiyama Sept 2 (Reuters) - The dollar hit a seven-week high on Wednesday as investors turned to the U.S. currency amid growing concerns about the economic impact of the energy shock and weighed diverging monetary policy paths across major economies.
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Dollar steadies near two-week high as Middle East hostilities lift oil

Dollar steadies near two-week high as Middle East hostilities lift oil

By Satoshi Sugiyama TOKYO, Sept 2 (Reuters) - The dollar held near a two-week high on Wednesday as renewed hostilities in the Middle East drove oil prices higher, reviving inflation concerns and adding upward pressure on bond yields.
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Dollar holds firm at nearly two-week high as Middle East hostilities lift oil

Dollar holds firm at nearly two-week high as Middle East hostilities lift oil

By Satoshi Sugiyama TOKYO, Sept 2 (Reuters) - The dollar held near a two-week high on Wednesday as renewed hostilities in the Middle East drove oil prices higher, reviving inflation concerns and adding upward pressure on bond yields.
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Morning Bid: Who will police the bond vigilantes?

Morning Bid: Who will police the bond vigilantes?

A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Gregor Stuart Hunter Bond yields are hitting new milestones as fighting resumes between the U.S. and Iran and oil prices surge, sending Brent crude above $95 and the yield on the U.S. 10-year Treasury bond to a three-year high.
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Dollar gains on rate hike expectations, yen retreats past 160

Dollar gains on rate hike expectations, yen retreats past 160

By Ankur Banerjee and Medha Singh Sept 1 (Reuters) - The dollar strengthened on Tuesday as renewed Gulf attacks sparked a global bond selloff and stoked inflation worries, while the yen slid past 160 per dollar again even as pressure mounted on the Bank of Japan to raise rates. U.S.
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Stocks slide, bond rout deepens as US and Iran trade attacks

Stocks slide, bond rout deepens as US and Iran trade attacks

By Gregor Stuart Hunter and Medha Singh Sept 2 (Reuters) - World stocks fell on Wednesday as fresh U.S. airstrikes on Iran pushed oil prices to five-week highs, stoking inflation concerns and extending a global bond selloff.
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Stocks fall, bond rout deepens as US and Iran trade attacks

Stocks fall, bond rout deepens as US and Iran trade attacks

By Gregor Stuart Hunter and Medha Singh Sept 2 (Reuters) - World stocks fell on Wednesday as fresh U.S. airstrikes on Iran pushed oil prices to five-week highs, stoking inflation concerns and extending a global bond selloff.
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Bond selloff deepens as oil prices and public debt fears jolt markets

Bond selloff deepens as oil prices and public debt fears jolt markets

By Ankur Banerjee and Harry Robertson SINGAPORE/LONDON, Sept 2 (Reuters) - Global bonds continued to slide on Wednesday, pushing borrowing costs to multi-decade highs as the Middle East conflict drives up energy prices and layers concerns about inflation on top of worries about ballooning government
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Dollar slips, with traders already eyeing Friday jobs data

Dollar slips, with traders already eyeing Friday jobs data

By Karen Brettell NEW YORK, Aug 31 (Reuters) - The dollar edged lower on Monday in a relatively subdued session, as the futures market raised odds on a September interest-rate hike following last week's hawkish remarks from Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh.
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Dollar gains as oil, rising bond yields stoke inflation fears

Dollar gains as oil, rising bond yields stoke inflation fears

By Karen Brettell and Medha Singh Sept 1 (Reuters) - The dollar strengthened on Tuesday as renewed U.S.-Iran hostilities sent oil prices higher, fuelling inflation worries and sparking a global bond selloff.
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Bond selloff deepens as rising energy prices stoke inflation fears

Bond selloff deepens as rising energy prices stoke inflation fears

By Satoshi Sugiyama and Tom Westbrook TOKYO, Sept 1 (Reuters) - Selling drove global bond yields to major new highs on Tuesday as renewed fighting in the Middle East lifted oil prices above $90 a barrel and put pressure on stock markets around the world.