Investors trimmed dollar holdings to push the currency to a one-month low as attention shifted toward impending central bank announcements and political races. European currencies benefited from this shift, with the euro advancing despite a credit outlook downgrade for France. In digital assets, trading calmed after the FBI blamed North Korea for the $6.3 billion Binance breach. The exchange managed to restart operations while keeping outflows contained to 2.1 percent of its total assets.
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Growing risk appetite from lower energy prices and easing geopolitical tensions pushed th…: Growing risk appetite from lower energy prices and easing geopolitical tensions pushed the dollar down.
Customer withdrawals at Binance are stabilizing after users pulled $3.64 billion followin…: Customer withdrawals at Binance are stabilizing after users pulled $3.64 billion following the cyberattack.
Digital assets are rebounding as exchange operations restart without causing widespread i…: Digital assets are rebounding as exchange operations restart without causing widespread industry panic.
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Dollar dips ahead of US midterms; bitcoin stabilises after crypto heist
LONDON, Nov 2 : The dollar eased and the euro rose on Monday as investors braced for a packed week dominated by the US midterm elections and central bank rate decisions in Britain, Australia, Norway and Sweden.
In cryptocurrencies, bitcoin and ether rebounded slightly following last week's record $6.3 billion heist at Binance, the world's largest crypto exchange.
Traders were also watching developments in the Middle East, as growing hopes for a diplomatic resolution to the US-Iran conflict sent Brent crude futures down 3.9 per cent on the day.
The dollar was last down 0.3 per cent to 101.63 against a basket of other major currencies, having touched its lowest in a month earlier in the session.
"Risk is more on, the oil price is down and so it's slightly more risk-friendly, slightly more dollar negative," said Kit Juckes, head of FX strategy at Societe Generale, pointing to some lightening of positions.
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