U.S. consumer confidence dims, home prices climb

Job worries drove July U.S. consumer confidence to its lowest since February, with one in six people expecting income i...

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US growth worries hit dollar, euro nears $1.29

The dollar hit a two-month low against the euro and a basket of major currencies on Thursday as soft inflation and manufacturing data added to concern about the strength of the U.S. economy....

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Weaker Chinese Data Weighs on Risk FX

Chinese economic numbers printed weaker across the board triggering a selloff in high beta currencies as worries over the potential slowdown in global growth resurfaced in the market. Chinese GDP for ...

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Dollar Whacked by Better Europe News, Worse US Data

Economic worries are trumping good earnings news, and it's showing up in a much weaker dollar.10 Vote(s) ...

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Dollar stabilises ahead of RBA meeting

The Australian dollar struggled to gain ground on Monday, hampered by worries of a slowing world economy which pulled 10-year Australian government bond yields to 14-month lows.8 Vote(s) ...

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BOJ to revise up economy forecast, wary on outlook

The Bank of Japan is expected to revise up its economic forecast for the current fiscal year, sources said, but stick to its cautious view on the outlook as worries about another global economic downt...

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Job worries hurt stocks at start of 3rd quarter

Stocks began the third quarter with more selling after disappointing reports on jobs, housing and manufacturing deepened concerns about the economy.7 Vote(s) ...

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Dollar Dip As Yen Rips On Global Risk Worries

The dollar was nursing slight losses vs. the euro and the yen by mid-afternoon Tuesday, though on a day when reduced risk-appetites globally had initially favored the dollar vs the euro while giving t...

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Crude down on economic woes, storm fears fades

U.S. crude oil futures ended nearly 3 percent lower on Tuesday, down for a second day in a row, as economic worries sparked risk aversion and with storm worries fading as Tropical Storm Alex's path wa...

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Concerns are rising that the U.S. economic rebound is stalling, but a strong jobs on Friday would go a long way toward assuag...

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