EUR/USD

The U.S. dollar has surged in recent months, gaining more than 6% relative to the currencies of other major trading partners since mid-July. The rally has reversed the dollar's decline from the start of the year and ran contrary to consensus expectations. chart The major reason for the dollar's recent rally has been the upward shift in expectations about ...

The Federal Reserve is focused on achieving a good labor market for a sustained period, Chair Jerome Powell said at a roundtable event in York, Pennsylvania. “Lots of good things happen” in addition to real wage increases when a good labor market lasts for a sustained period of time, Powell said Monday. There are expanded efforts to get more people into the ...