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Dollar firm as geopolitics heat up; investors await US inflation data

The data did not offer much insight into job creation since March, leaving U.S. rate expectations unchanged for now.  The dollar held steady on Wednesday ahead of U.S. inflation data this week that could help shape the outlook for Federal Reserve policy, while a fraught geopolitical backdrop underpinned the likes of the Swiss franc. Employment […]

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Stock market uncertainty makes many Americans wary of spending on travel

Kimberly Hilliard, co-founder of a five-year-old travel agency in Maryland, says at this time of year she usually fields up to 10 inquiries a week from clients eager to book vacations, but for much of the past month her phones have gone quiet. The unusual lull in Hilliard’s business followed a plunge in U.S. share […]