currencies

The British pound posted its best single-day performance in nearly a decade on Tuesday after Prime Minister Theresa May eased some Brexit-related concerns in a speech. Heading into Tuesday's speech, the British pound was trading below $1.20 and was approaching its post-Brexit lows of $1.184. May's...

Friday marks the final trading session of the year and assuming volatility doesn't strike the market, stocks will close 2016 on an encouraging note. According to a Bloomberg report, global stocks will close out this volatile year with the largest gains since 2013 even though some regions...

Doug Cote is an investment manager at Voya Investment Management. He was a recent guest on CNBC's Thursday edition of "Squawk Box" to discuss what he describes as the "4 Cs" currently driving the market. According to Cote, the four Cs are commodities, currencies, central banks and corporate...

Thursday marks the end of the first quarter of 2016, and it has certainly been eventful. The S&P 500 index is higher by around 1 percent since the start of the new year, while the Dow Jones index is higher by more than 1.50 percent. However, the NASDAQ Composite index is lower by nearly 3...

The Brazilian real fell about 1.68 percent, below 4 reais per U.S. dollar on Tuesday, setting a new record for an all-time low. The North American currency continued to gain strength versus emerging market currencies like the Indonesian rupiah. The Sao Paulo Stock Exchange and U.S.-listed...

Dennis Gartman publishes a daily publication called "The Gartman Letter" where he offers his latest opinion and analysis. On Wednesday, the investment pro discussed why it should be concerning that commodity-linked currencies are rising. At the time of publication, the Canadian dollar, among...

Friday’s jobs report indicated a better-than-expected gain of 295,000 payrolls, which originated despite the shortened month of February and inclement weather conditions across much of the country. This data sent both stocks and bonds lower, as investors started to anticipate the U.S....

The Canadian dollar fell to a four-month low on Friday, ahead of the nation's CPI and Retail Sales reports. Earlier in the week the Canadian currency had been under pressure against its U.S. counterpart, as positive economic data and speculation over tighter monetary policy underpinned the...

The U.S. Dollar Index continues its recent slide after the jobs numbers announced early Tuesday, and is now testing a new two-year low. The index measures the performance of the U.S. Dollar versus a basket of six foreign currencies including the euro and the Japanese yen. Investors can invest...

Markets were incredibly volatile Wednesday, eventually closing significantly lower. Equities shot down after the Fed’s minutes were released, and quickly recovered before tanking to end the day. Major Averages The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed down 105.44 points, or 0.7 percent to 14,...