(Kitco News) - The U.S. dollar is in a long-term uptrend and the consequences of that mean commodities and countries whose economies depend heavily on commodity production will suffer, said a director of market strategy at a financial services group.

NEW YORK, May 22 (Reuters) - The dollar rose to a 4-1/2-year high against the yen and a near three-year peak against a currency basket on Wednesday after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke stoked speculation the U.S. central bank could slow its ...

"Investors had been gradually increasing their exposure to (US) dollars since the beginning of the month and when they de-levered, they sold the greenback," she said from New York.

Gold Silver GLD IAU SLV A sharp drop in Asian stock markets pushed global equities lower and refreshed investor appetite for gold.

U.S. shares recover, but growth outlook still uncertain. * Japan, Europe tumble after weak data from China, euro zone. * Dollar index lower, yen gains against dollar. By Ryan Vlastelica. NEW YORK, May 23 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks and bonds were little ...

The dollar started higher in early trade on the growing view that the U.S. Federal Reserve is leaning toward winding down its monetary-easing program.

TAIPEI--Taiwan's central bank Thursday lowered the daily ceiling for onshore banks in unwinding their outstanding long U.S. dollar positions, a move aimed at reducing the volatility in the local currency. An official from the central bank's foreign ...

FXstreet.com (Barcelona) - The greenback, in terms of the US Dollar index, is prolonging its intraday decline on Thursday, falling to the current 83.75/80 region after overnight highs around 84.60.

U.S. light crude oil, which is closely tied to the pace of economic growth, was flat after previously dropping more than 1 percent.

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.