Commodity prices mostly weakened this week, hit by a stronger US dollar and falling demand for raw materials amid persistent concerns about the state of the troubled global economy, analysts said.

Fundamentals are strong and the U.S. dollar has helped the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 hit new highs Friday, the CNBC "Fast Money" pros said, but can the stock rally last?

CANBERRA, May 18 (Xinhua) -- The Australian dollar fell below parity with the U.S. dollar and stayed down during the whole week, which is widely attributed to positive indicators in the U.S.

PRIME Minister Morgan Tsvangirai's MDC-T party has said it would maintain the current US dollar-dominated currency regime during its first five years in power if it forms the country's next government.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. dollar soared against major currencies on Friday on growing speculation that the Federal Reserve could soon begin to rein in its bond-buying program and after data showed U.S.

The basic gist is: It's about weakening yen, strengthening data, increasing US yields relative to the rest of the world (which makes the dollar inherently more valuable), weakening euro, and more hawkish tones from Fed folks. Here's the commentary from ...

Harare has been using a basket of foreign currencies, since the formation of a coalition government, with the US Dollar and South African Rand being dominant.

The US dollar on Friday made a notable rebound against major currencies after data showed US consumer confidence improved. US consumer sentiment index in May stood at 83.7, well above the market consensus of 78.0, according to a joint survey ...

Strong Dollar Trade Chart 1: The price of Gold began its parabolic ascent as in the summer of 2007 moving from approximately $665 to over $1000/oz.

And those rallies resulting from strong US figures via the indirect effect of rallying equities (risk-on) have not lasted either. Broadening pro-USD sentiment may stay for longer than we had thought as the US dollar index has exited from another 9-year ...