Euro slides to 17-month low as French fiscal fears lift the dollar
The EUR/USD fixing fell to 1.1204 as French debt worries pushed the dollar index to an 18-month high, while US services data came in mixed and yields stayed high.
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The EUR/USD fixing fell to 1.1204 as French debt worries pushed the dollar index to an 18-month high, while US services data came in mixed and yields stayed high.
The yen steadied near 158 per dollar on Monday as Japanese officials talked tough on the currency and on debt, while yen crosses kept sliding.
The euro lost 1.56% against the dollar over five ECB fixings as French bond stress weighed, and a weak US jobs report did little to slow the dollar.
Bitcoin traded flat near $85,276 as the dollar hit an 18-month high, while Cardano jumped 6.9% and the CFTC proposed new rules for crypto exchanges.
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Bitcoin came within about $500 of its late-September peak before sellers pushed it back under $86,000. Cardano led the large caps with an 11% jump.