US dollar

US Treasury finds no trading partner manipulated currency for trade advantage in 2025

The US Treasury said 10 leading trading partners remain on a list for enhanced monitoring of their foreign exchange practices.

Dollar hits new 40-year high versus yen, euro lower after ECB decision

The dollar has been rising in recent days as renewed strikes in the US-Iran conflict have caused a reversal in oil prices and again fanned inflation fears

Japan warns of bold action as yen slides past four-decade low of 163 per US dollar

Authorities spent 11.73 trillion yen ($92.9 billion) intervening between April 28 and May 27, yet the yen remains at its weakest level in four decades.

Traders most positive on US dollar since 2015 as Fed rate hike looms

The US currency has strengthened about 0.5 per cent against the Singapore dollar to date in 2026.

Treasury rolls out currency signed by Trump for Fourth of July

Traditionally US paper currency contains the signature of the treasury secretary and the US treasurer.

Yen jumps suddenly with traders on high alert for intervention

The Japanese currency rose as much as 0.9 per cent to 161.115 per US dollar and was last trading at 161.85, up 0.45 per cent.

Japan shifting to ambush intervention tactics against yen speculators, sources say

Officials are also avoiding any suggestion of a specific “line in the sand” exchange-rate level that would trigger action.

US dollar rally builds as hawkish Fed meeting stokes rate-hike bets

The message from the Fed provided a renewed boost to the dollar, which had benefitted from its status as a haven when the Iran war sent oil prices surging.

Japan vows to act ‘any time’ on yen after currency slides on Fed rate hike bets

The yen has wiped out gains made after Tokyo’s last intervention on April 30.

Traders are most positive on US dollar since February 2025

A worker counts US dollar banknotes at a currency exchange office in Jakarta, Indonesia, on June 8, 2026. Indonesia’s finance and central bank officials said over the weekend they will boost efforts to stabilise the currency and attract inflows after the nation’s stocks tumbled at the fastest pace worldwide last week. Photographer: Dimas Ardian/Bloomberg

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