MICHAEL CONNOR

Articles by MICHAEL CONNOR

Dollar softens after record run-up

The dollar softened on Monday as other major currencies recovered some ground after 10-weeks of gains by the dollar index, its longest winning streak since the greenback's free float in 1973.

Sep 22, 2014 11:32 AM EDT

Wall St., dollar rise as ECB rate cuts sting euro

Stock markets gained and the euro sank on Thursday after the European Central Bank unexpectedly cut already ultra-low interest rates and detailed plans to start buying loans and bonds next month to prop up the continent's struggling economy.

Sep 04, 2014 11:11 AM EDT