Tag: FX

April 5 (Reuters) – Gold prices held steady on Monday, buoyed by concerns over inflation after U.S. President Joe Biden announced a $2 trillion-plus jobs plan last week, while a stronger dollar and elevated U.S. Treasury yields limited bullion’s upside. FUNDAMENTALS * Spot gold was flat at $1,728.60 per ounce, as of 0146 GMT. Gold…

SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Stung by the collapse of Asia’s top independent oil trading firm, some global banks have teamed up to seek the personal assets of the family behind Hin Leong Trading, which has left creditors on the hook for billions of dollars.FILE PHOTO: O.K. Lim, founder of oil trading group Hin Leong, speaks during…

BANGKOK, April 2 (Reuters) – Thailand’s central bank will begin testing use of its retail digital currency for the general public in the second quarter of next year before fully implementing it over the next 3-5 years, an assistant governor said on Friday.The retail central bank digital currency (retail CBDC) is aimed at providing access…

TOKYO (Reuters) – The dollar steadied on Friday ahead of data from the United States that is expected to show an increase in job creation and a lower unemployment rate for March, highlighting a steady recovery from the pandemic in the world’s largest economy.FILE PHOTO: A picture illustration shows U.S. 100 dollar bank notes taken…

LONDON (Reuters) – Liberty Steel owner Sanjeev Gupta said he had huge interest from financiers willing to refinance billions of dollars in debt owed to failed lender Greensill Capital and cautioned creditors against pulling the plug and destroying thousands of jobs.“Actually we have a huge amount of interest from new financiers who are willing to…

March 30 (Reuters) – Top asset manager BlackRock Inc on Tuesday will name Paul Bodnar as Global Head of Sustainable Investing, a company spokesman said, bringing in an outsider to develop new products and to integrate environmental, social and governance factors into its investment process.Bodnar has been chief strategy officer at the Rocky Mountain Institute,…

* Dollar edges toward 110 yen in best month since 2016 * Euro languishes below $1.18 as pandemic fight sputters * Bitcoin buoyed as Visa latest to back cryptocurrencies * Graphic: World FX rates tmsnrt.rs/2RBWI5E By Kevin Buckland TOKYO, March 30 (Reuters) – The dollar climbed to a one-year high against the yen on Tuesday…

LONDON (Reuters) – Liberty Steel owner Sanjeev Gupta said he had huge interest from financiers willing to refinance billions of dollars in debt owed to failed lender Greensill Capital and cautioned creditors against pulling the plug and destroying thousands of jobs.“Actually we have a huge amount of interest from new financiers who are willing to…

March 30 (Reuters) – Top asset manager BlackRock Inc on Tuesday will name Paul Bodnar as Global Head of Sustainable Investing, a company spokesman said, bringing in an outsider to develop new products and to integrate environmental, social and governance factors into its investment process.Bodnar has been chief strategy officer at the Rocky Mountain Institute,…

* Dollar edges toward 110 yen in best month since 2016 * Euro languishes below $1.18 as pandemic fight sputters * Bitcoin buoyed as Visa latest to back cryptocurrencies * Graphic: World FX rates tmsnrt.rs/2RBWI5E By Kevin Buckland TOKYO, March 30 (Reuters) – The dollar climbed to a one-year high against the yen on Tuesday…