Dollar stands tall after firm US data, Asian stocks wobble By Reuters – Investing.com
- Date: 17-Nov-2021
- Source: Investing.com
- Sector:Financial Markets
- Country:Middle East
Dollar stands tall after firm US data, Asian stocks wobble By Reuters – Investing.com
By Alun John
HONG KONG (Reuters) - The dollar reached a four-and-a-half-year high against the yen on Wednesday after better-than-expected U.S. retail data, which also boosted Wall Street equities, although Asian shares failed to follow suit.
MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan slipped 0.45% edging off Tuesday's near three-week closing high, with declines in most markets, while lost 0.4%.