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FOREX-Fed-fuelled dollar soars as bears make for exits

* Dollar index on pace for best weekly gain in 14 months * Dollar bears unwind positions helping lift USD (Updates prices, market activity, comments to U.S.

UPDATE 2-Sterling falls below $1.39, set for worst week since Sept 2020

* Graphic: World FX rates in 2020 http://tmsnrt.rs/2egbfVh

TREASURIES-Yield curve flattens as Fed seen more proactive on inflation

(Adds analyst comment, updates prices) By Karen Brettell NEW YORK, June 18 (Reuters) – Long-dated U.S.

GLOBAL MARKETS-Wall Street down, dollar spikes as investors review recovery bets

* Major U.S. indices open sharply lower * Treasury yields rise; dollar near two-month highs By Huw Jones and Pete Schroeder LONDON/WASHINGTON, June 18 (Reuters) – Wall Street opened lower on Friday as investors reassessed their stance after the Federal Reserve projected interest rate hikes arriving sooner than once thought, while the dollar and U.S.

Nigeria could launch pilot digital currency by year-end – central bank

By Camillus Eboh ABUJA, June 18 (Reuters) – Nigeria’s Central Bank is preparing a digital currency pilot that could launch as early as the end of this year, its director of information technology said in a recording heard by Reuters on Friday.

UPDATE 2-German bond yields trim losses, peripheral borrowing costs jump

* Euro zone periphery government bond yields http://tmsnrt.rs/2ii2Bqr

CANADA FX DEBT-Canadian dollar extends weekly decline on Fed’s hawkish shift

* Canadian dollar weakens 0.3% against the greenback * Touches its weakest level since April 28 at 1.2399 * Price of U.S.

GLOBAL MARKETS-Wall Street heads for weak open as investors review recovery bets

* Analysts ask if Bank of England will follow Fed * Stocks remain close to this week’s record highs * Treasury yields rise; dollar near two-month highs * Gold gains ground after earlier plunge By Huw Jones LONDON, June 18 (Reuters) – Wall Street headed for a weak start on Friday as investors reassessed their bets on recovery plays after the U.S.

POLL-Czech central bank seen starting rate hikes on June 23

* reuters://realtime/verb=Open/url=cpurl://apps.cp./Apps/cb-polls?RIC=CZCBIR%3DECI poll data * 10 analysts see main rate rising by 25 bps from 0.25% * All analysts see at least one more hike by year-end * Majority of central bankers flagged June hike as possible * Rates unchanged since May 2020, last hike Feb 2020 * Decision June 23 at 2:15pm (1215 GMT), presser 3:45pm (1345 GMT) PRAGUE, June 18 (Reuters) – The Czech National Bank is seen raising interest rates on June 23 after 13 months of stable policy as inflation pressures mount, with the economy showing strong signs of recovery as vaccinations help to bring the COVID-19 pandemic under control.

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