Ruth Carson

September 26, 2022 | Daily Business Review

Fueled by hawkish Federal Reserve policy, U.S. economic strength and investors in search of a haven from market swoons, the greenback is surging relentlessly against counterparts big and small by the most in decades.

By Ruth Carson and Saleha Mohsin

7 minute read

September 08, 2022 | Daily Business Review

With the greenback supercharged by expectations of higher-for-longer U.S. interest rates, traders are struggling to pick the bottom for both European and Asian currencies.

By Ruth Carson

4 minute read

July 14, 2022 | Daily Business Review

One argument suggests the U.S. currency can benefit in times of strong growth and during an economic slowdown.

By Ruth Carson

4 minute read

May 31, 2022 | Daily Business Review

Investors are caught between elevated inflation and monetary policy tightening, which is aimed at slowing it but is also increasingly seen as a threat to the economy.

By Masaki Kondo and Ruth Carson

3 minute read

May 18, 2022 | Daily Business Review

U.S. inflation is at the hottest level since the 1980s, and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has vowed to do what it takes to curb rapid price growth.

By Ruth Carson and Amelia Pollard

5 minute read

March 21, 2022 | Daily Business Review

Despite warnings of the dollar's demise after the 2008 financial crisis, the currency soared when the Federal Reserve adopted an even more globalized role in helping to rescue the world's financial system.

By Ruth Carson, Libby Cherry and Tania Chen

5 minute read

February 15, 2022 | Daily Business Review

Portfolio managers are trying to get a handle on the recent swings that have left virtually no corner of the market untouched.

By Ruth Carson and Garfield Reynolds

4 minute read