CNA · 2026-11-02 12:37 UTC

Dollar dips ahead of US midterms; bitcoin stabilises after crypto heist

Dollar weakened 0.3% to 101.63 against a basket of currencies ahead of US midterm elections and central bank decisions in multiple countries. Bitcoin rebounded slightly to $77,976.98 and ether rose 1.3% to $2,291.57 after a $6.3 billion heist at Binance last week; customers withdrew $3.64 billion but outflows are stabilizing. Oil prices fell 3.9% on hopes for US-Iran diplomatic resolution; euro rose 0.5% despite Fitch downgrading France's outlook.

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