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August deja vu? Bank of Japan says it will raise rates; U.S. stocks tumble

Fed move leaves yen as last safe haven standing

The Japanese yen soared 2% Monday after the Federal Reserve announced that it would cut interest rates and add $700 billion to its balance sheet by buying Treasuries and mortgage-backed securities. The dollar was down 0.66% Monday against the DXY Spot Index, a basket...
Trump talks down dollar–and U.S. stocks

Trump talks down dollar–and U.S. stocks

The U.S. dollar fell today after President-elect Donald Trump told the Wall Street Journal that the U.S. currency was too high–in part because China holds down the price of the yuan. On the comments the Bloomberg Dollar Spot Index was down 1.1% as of noon New...