Fed ‘rate check’ triggered a freefall in the U.S. dollar and investors fled into gold

The U.S. dollar has been in relative free fall since late Friday after it emerged that the New York Federal Reserve had conducted a rare “rate check” with currency traders…

Opinion | Trump vs. the Dollar

For decades now, America has dominated the global financial system. Our currency is the currency that international trade runs on. Our financial plumbing is the plumbing that basically everybody, to…

US stocks and dollar slide after Trump attacks Fed chair Powell

US stocks and the dollar plunged again as President Donald Trump intensified his attacks on the US central bank boss calling him “a major loser” for not lowering interest rates.…

Massive global Trump tariff selloff continues as Asian markets and U.S. dollar drop for second day

Asian shares slid further Friday after U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs sent shudders through Wall Street at a level of shock unseen since the COVID-19 pandemic pummeled world markets in…

US shares, Bitcoin hit record high and dollar soars on Trump win

US shares hit record highs on Wall Street and the dollar posted its biggest gain in eight years as Donald Trump was re-elected to the White House in a historic…