(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 ...

Even though the Dow Jones-FXCM U.S. Dollar Index (Ticker: USDollar) remains 0.01 percent lower from the open, we're seeing the greenback continue to consolidate above the 10,760 figure, and the reserve currency may track higher ahead of the holiday ...

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.

US dollar opens steady at 5.27 pesos. In a week of a buoyant black market dollar, the official rate opened stable at 5.27 pesos compared to yesterday's closing.

The intervention showed that Taiwan's central bank wants to keep the U.S. dollar above the NT$30.00 mark in the short term to boost Taiwan's exports at a time when global demand remains sluggish, they said.

The demise of the U.S. dollar as the world's go-to currency appears to have been greatly exaggerated. Pointing to the scary 2008 financial crisis and America's bloated budget deficit, greenback haters have predicted the eventual move away the dollar ...

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

Indian rupee today weakened further by 10 paise to 55.69 against the US dollar in early trade on the Interbank Foreign Exchange due to appreciation of the US currency overseas.

There are fundamental and cyclical reasons for the dollar to strengthen. The Fed policy could also change the outlook for the U.S. currency. Yet, the channel through which the tapering would come along with a stronger currency may not be in the long ...