U.S. stimulus talks to resume -CNBC, citing Schumer Euro getting...

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    • Euro getting above $1.1850 opens way for move higher -analyst
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    (Recasts; adds new comment, Senator Schumer's news; updates prices)

    The dollar slid for a sixth straight session on Thursday, after trading higher for most of the day, on reports that U.S. Senate Republican leaders have agreed to resume negotiations on another coronavirus stimulus package.

    CNBC reported that top Senate Democrat Chuck Schumer said on Thursday that Republican Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has agreed to resume COVID-19 relief talks as cases surge across the country.

    The report led to a bounce in stocks, pushed the euro to a session high versus the dollar, and pared losses in currencies that benefit from higher risk appetite such as the Australian dollar and the Norwegian crown.

    Prior to the Nov. 3 U.S. election, financial markets had been riveted by the back-and-forth from lawmakers during the stimulus talks. In the end though, investors were resigned to the fact that any stimulus plan would be passed after President-elect Joe Biden takes office in January.

    "The euro bottomed out against the dollar hours ago and technically when we got above $1.1850, the move higher accelerated," said Marc Chandler, chief market strategist at Bannockburn Forex.

    "I think the market is relatively thin and when the Schumer news hit, it further opened the door. The market is still sensitive to news about the stimulus," he added.

    In late afternoon trading, an index which tracks the dollar against a basket of currencies was down 0.2% at 92.299 =USD .

    The dollar, though, remains caught in a tug-of-war between the upbeat outlook arising from positive vaccine news as well as the relentless rise in coronavirus infections that forced localized shutdowns around the world.

    The surge in coronavirus cases is supposedly positive for the safe-haven dollar. The U.S. death toll from COVID-19 surpassed 250,000 on Wednesday as New York City's public school system, the country's largest, halted in-person instruction, citing a jump in infection rates.

    The euro rose 0.2% against the dollar to $1.1875 EUR=EBS . With fiscal stimulus plans remaining uncertain, speculation is growing that the Federal Reserve may further loosen monetary policy in December.

    Two Fed officials on Wednesday held out the option of doing more, and Treasuries have rallied in anticipation of a possible expansion of U.S. central bank bond-buying. \

    The dollar was little changed against the yen at 103.81 yen JPY=EBS . The yen has gained about 1.4% since Pfizer Inc PFE.N announced promising trial results for its COVID-19 vaccine.

    The greenback showed little reaction after the Labor Department reported that U.S. weekly jobless claims increased to a seasonally-adjusted 742,000 for the week ended Nov. 14. Economists polled by Reuters had forecast 707,000 applications for the latest week.

    Elsewhere, sterling dipped 0.2% to $1.3255 GBP=D3 against the dollar after the Times newspaper reported that European leaders will urge the European Commission to publish no-deal Brexit plans as the year-end deadline approaches.

    Bitcoin BTC=BTSP , meanwhile, rose 1.2% on Thursday to $18,004, not far from the all-time high of nearly $20,000 reached three years ago.

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    	Currency bid prices at 3:37PM (2037 GMT) 
    
     Description	  RIC		 Last		   U.S. Close  Pct Change	 YTD Pct	 High Bid	Low Bid 
    											  Previous				   Change				  
    											  Session											
     Dollar index	  =USD	   92.2710		92.4740	 -0.21%		 +0.00%	  +92.7270	+92.2660 
     Euro/Dollar	   EUR=EBS	$1.1878		$1.1854	 +0.22%		 +5.96%	  +1.1880	 +1.1817 
     Dollar/Yen		JPY=D3	 103.7950	   103.8200	-0.04%		 -4.45%	  +104.2100   +103.7450 
     Euro/Yen		  EURJPY=	123.28		 123.05	  +0.19%		 +1.10%	  +123.3200   +122.8500 
     Dollar/Swiss	  CHF=EBS	0.9106		 0.9112	  -0.04%		 -5.88%	  +0.9139	 +0.9106 
     Sterling/Dollar   GBP=D3	 1.3266		 1.3268	  -0.02%		 +0.02%	  +1.3268	 +1.3198 
     Dollar/Canadian   CAD=D3	 1.3065		 1.3085	  -0.14%		 +0.59%	  +1.3122	 +1.3060 
     Aussie/Dollar	 AUD=D3	 0.7294		 0.7306	  -0.14%		 +3.97%	  +0.7305	 +0.7255 
     Euro/Swiss		EURCHF=	1.0815		 1.0796	  +0.18%		 -0.34%	  +1.0819	 +1.0791 
     Euro/Sterling	 EURGBP=	0.8951		 0.8931	  +0.22%		 +5.88%	  +0.8963	 +0.8924 
     NZ				NZD=D3	 0.6924		 0.6923	  -0.06%		 +2.82%	  +0.6925	 +0.6879 
     Dollar/Dollar																				   
    
     Dollar/Norway	 NOK=D3	 8.9845		 9.0045	  +0.07%		 +2.72%	  +9.0920	 +9.0105 
     Euro/Norway	   EURNOK=	10.6761		10.6880	 -0.11%		 +8.52%	  +10.7485	+10.6703 
     Dollar/Sweden	 SEK=	   8.5913		 8.5980	  +0.22%		 -8.09%	  +8.6569	 +8.5877 
     Euro/Sweden	   EURSEK=	10.2059		10.1835	 +0.22%		 -2.52%	  +10.2345	+10.1787                    
 
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