U.S. light crude oil, which is closely tied to the pace of economic growth, rose 0.1 percent after previously falling more than 1 percent.

The first down payments on a US dollar bull market have been made but the emerging markets are set to suffer in its wake, according to George Magnus, former senior economic adviser at UBS, the Swiss bank.

The dollar was at Y102.50 from Y102.25 late Monday, according to EBS via CQG. Against the Swiss franc, the dollar was at CHF0.9702 from CHF0.9672.

The US dollar has not let go of its tight hold on its Canadian cousin, as USD/CAD punched through the 1.03 line in Wednesday's European session.

Video summary: The US Dollar continues to surge, but we look at key reasons why the Greenback could hit even higher highs--particularly versus the Aussie and Swiss Franc.

Quantitative Easing is the term given to the Federal Reserve's policy of printing 1,000 billion new dollars annually in order to finance the US budget deficit by purchasing US Treasury bonds and to keep the prices high of debt-related derivatives on ...

KINGSTON, Jamaica - The Jamaican dollar today strengthened marginally against its US counterpart to trade at an average $98.96, three cents lower than it closed on Friday.

Despite the hefty inflows of $2.4 billion received in the last 10 days, the rupee on Thursday touched the key level of 56 against the dollar for the first time since September 2012. Most analysts said that any further confirmation by US Federal Reserve ...

We had a wild session on Wednesday in the US Dollar Index markets, as prices filled an entire 100 point range. We close near the 84.25 level, which of course is a slight pullback from the highs that were just below the 84.50 level, a place that we ...

By Roger Baettig | May 22 2013 10:32 AM. The British pound was trading close to seven-week lows against the dollar on Wednesday as data showing that U.K.