Dollar Vulnerable Before Jobs as Currency Faces April Headwind

The dollar faces an April headwind that’s been blowing since 2011, threatening to put a halt to the currency’s best start to a year in more than a decade. A gauge of the currency against its peers has fallen this month, following three successive quarters of gains that were driven by speculation the U.S economy is strong enough for the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates this year for the first time since 2006. Reports Wednesday...

Dollar Drops on Speculation Economic Data Push Back Rates Timing

The dollar declined after unexpectedly weak U.S. economic reports renewed speculation that the Federal Reserve is in no hurry to raise interest rates.The Bloomberg Dollar Spot Index dropped for the first time in five days after a private jobs report and a measure of factory output came in lower than projected. This comes before the Labor Department’s nonfarm payrolls report on April 3.Bloomberg’s Dollar Spot Index, which tracks the U.S....

Japanese Stocks Advance From Three-Week Low as Insurers Gain

Japanese shares advanced, with the Topix index climbing from a three-week low, as insurers led gains. The Topix added 0.6 percent to 1,537.47 as of 9:01 a.m. in Tokyo, rising for the first time in three days. The Nikkei 225 Stock Average gained 0.5 percent to 19,125.72. The yen gained 0.2 percent to 119.54 per dollar. E-mini futures on the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index fell 0.1 percent...

Asia Stocks Rise First Time in Six Days Ahead of U.S. Jobs Data

Asian stocks rose for the first time in six days, with industrial shares leading gains, as investors await the monthly U.S. jobs report for clues on monetary policy and before many markets around the world close for holidays. The MSCI Asia Pacific Index advanced 0.4 percent to 146.53 as of 9:02 a.m. in Tokyo. The measure fell the past five days, led by declines among health-care and materials companies, after valuations on the regional...

Saham AS Ditutup Turun, Sementara Obligasi Meningkat; Minyak Menguat

Saham AS ditutup turun diikuti dolar, sementara obligasi naik seiring menurunannya perkiraan data dari yang diperkirakan pada perekrutan dan manufaktur yang meningkatkan kekhawatiran atas melambatnya pertumbuhan ekonomi. Minyak naik pasca produksi minyak mentah Amerika turun. Indeks Standard & Poor 500 turun 0,4% pada 04:00 sore di New York, pasca membukukan kenaikan kuartalan...