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Dollar pinned at multi-month lows as debt nerves unnerve investors

Dollar pinned at multi-month lows as debt nerves unnerve investors

By Tom Westbrook and Johann M Cherian Aug 24 (Reuters) - The U.S. dollar hovered near multi-month lows on Monday in a market unsettled by the U.S.
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Dollar hovers near multi-month lows as debt nerves unnerve investors

Dollar hovers near multi-month lows as debt nerves unnerve investors

By Tom Westbrook and Johann M Cherian Aug 24 (Reuters) - The U.S. dollar hovered near multi-month lows on Monday in a market unsettled by the U.S.
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Bessent just made his case against debt-cutting

Bessent just made his case against debt-cutting

The Treasury secretary's answer to the debt has almost nothing to do with cutting it.
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Bond market anxiety raises stakes for Warsh's debut Jackson Hole speech

Bond market anxiety raises stakes for Warsh's debut Jackson Hole speech

By Howard Schneider WASHINGTON, Aug 24 (Reuters) - U.S.
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Strategist Advises Buying 5- and 10-Year U.S. Treasurys as Sell-Off Nears End

Strategist Advises Buying 5- and 10-Year U.S. Treasurys as Sell-Off Nears End

Strategist Advises Buying 5- and 10-Year U.S. Treasurys as Sell-Off Nears End
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Dollar trading near multi-month lows, restrained by debt nerves

Dollar trading near multi-month lows, restrained by debt nerves

By Tom Westbrook SINGAPORE, Aug 24 (Reuters) - A wavering dollar teetered near multi-month lows on Monday in a market unsettled by the U.S. Treasury's promise to buy back more long bonds, while traders awaited details of sanctions on Iran and on policy speeches this week in the U.S. and Japan.
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Bitcoin rises above $80,000 as soft dollar, debasement fears boost momentum

Bitcoin rises above $80,000 as soft dollar, debasement fears boost momentum

SINGAPORE, Aug 25 (Reuters) - Bitcoin rose above $80,000 to hit a more than three-month high on Tuesday as a soft U.S. dollar, in the wake of the moves by Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to calm the bond market, revived momentum in the crypto sector.  U.S.
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Trading Day: Tech, tariffs & Treasuries

Trading Day: Tech, tariffs & Treasuries

By Jamie McGeever ORLANDO, Florida, Aug 24 (Reuters) - U.S. bond yields fell and tech weighed on U.S. stocks on Monday, as investors digested a raft of economic measures and developments coming out of Washington: U.S.
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Oil steadies as investors weigh impact of latest US sanctions on Iran

Oil steadies as investors weigh impact of latest US sanctions on Iran

By Ishaan Arora and Jeslyn Lerh SINGAPORE, Aug 25 (Reuters) - Oil prices recovered ground on Tuesday after settling down more than 2% in the previous session, with investors assessing the impact of the latest U.S. sanctions against Iran.
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Gold, silver rally off ugly crash, but investors remain on edge

Gold, silver rally off ugly crash, but investors remain on edge

Precious metals are surging off summer lows, but inflation risks and upcoming Fed cues keep the rally tentative.
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US Treasury to stick to debt auction schedule despite bigger buybacks, Bessent says

US Treasury to stick to debt auction schedule despite bigger buybacks, Bessent says

By David Lawder and Dan Burns WASHINGTON, Aug 24 (Reuters) - The U.S. Treasury will continue with its regularly scheduled debt auctions, including for long-dated bonds, despite its move to increase buyback sizes of 10- to 30-year securities, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Monday.
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Treasury calmed debt fears but relief was temporary on Wall Street

Treasury calmed debt fears but relief was temporary on Wall Street

The week on Wall Street saw a lot of drama that in addition to the bond market intervention saw bitcoin rise and Walmart fall.