{"id":47873,"date":"2013-10-14T10:20:00","date_gmt":"2013-10-14T10:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www2.thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/forex-market-update-dollar-eases-as-stalemate-over-debt-ceiling-talks-continues\/47863\/"},"modified":"2013-10-14T10:20:00","modified_gmt":"2013-10-14T10:20:00","slug":"forex-market-update-dollar-eases-as-stalemate-over-debt-ceiling-talks-continues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/forex-market-update-dollar-eases-as-stalemate-over-debt-ceiling-talks-continues\/47873\/","title":{"rendered":"Forex Market Update: Dollar Eases as Stalemate over Debt Ceiling Talks Continues"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\ngoogle_ad_client = \"ca-pub-1408583772585547\";\n\/* SMW - News Links *\/\ngoogle_ad_slot = \"3490797620\";\ngoogle_ad_width = 468;\ngoogle_ad_height = 15;\n\/\/-->\n<\/script><br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p>The dollar index fell on Monday while safe-haven currencies such as <a href=\"http:\/\/www.knowfinance.com\/japanese-yen-jpy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">yen<\/a> and Swiss franc gained as lawmakers in Washington failed to break the logjam over both budget and debt talks, stoking concerns that the U.S. might be heading towards an unprecedented debt default.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"more-47873\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Although congressional leaders showed some progress over the weekend talks, ambiguity still persists whether both sides are close enough to agree on a stop-gap deal, which would avert the debt default. Meanwhile, the partial government shutdown has entered its 14th day. Lawmakers need to take a decision on raising the nation\u2019s borrowing limit by Oct. 17.<\/p>\n<p>Christine Lagarde, Chief of International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned that the global economy could fall back to recession should the U.S. fails in averting the debt-default.<\/p>\n<p>At last check, the dollar index, a gauge on U.S. unit\u2019s performance against a basket of six major traded currencies, fell 0.28% to 80.19.<\/p>\n<p>The WSJ$ Index, which uses slightly boarder indexing criteria, was down 0.32% to 72.57<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.knowfinance.com\/japanese-yen-jpy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">yen<\/a> was up 0.12% against the dollar to trade at yen98.14, at last check.<\/p>\n<p>Still, analysts say that betting too heavily against the dollar might not be a good idea as lawmakers are likely to come up with an eleventh-hour deal.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith Republicans clearly now on the defensive having given up almost all of their bargaining demands, the prospects for a deal have increased markedly,\u201d said Boris Schlossberg, managing director, FX Strategy, BK Asset Management in New York, according to Reuters.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"nr_popular_placeholder\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/www2.thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/forex-market-update-dollar-eases-as-stalemate-over-debt-ceiling-talks-continues\/47873\" data-title=\"Forex Market Update: Dollar Eases as Stalemate over Debt Ceiling Talks Continues\"><\/div>\n<p><script id=\"mNCC\" language=\"javascript\">  medianet_width='600';  medianet_height= '250';  medianet_crid='814932888';  <\/script>  <script id=\"mNSC\" src=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20131017053600js_\/http:\/\/contextual.media.net\/nmedianet.js?cid=8CUT71M67\" language=\"javascript\"><\/script> <\/p>\n<p><!-- AddThis Button BEGIN --><\/p>\n<div class=\"addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style addthis_32x32_style\">\n<a class=\"addthis_button_preferred_1\"><\/a><br \/>\n<a class=\"addthis_button_preferred_2\"><\/a><br \/>\n<a class=\"addthis_button_preferred_3\"><\/a><br \/>\n<a class=\"addthis_button_preferred_4\"><\/a><br \/>\n<a class=\"addthis_button_compact\"><\/a><br \/>\n<a class=\"addthis_counter addthis_bubble_style\"><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\">var addthis_config = {\"data_track_addressbar\":true};<\/script><br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/s7.addthis.com\/js\/250\/addthis_widget.js#pubid=pennystocksfinder\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- AddThis Button END --><\/p>\n<p>More Posts by this author<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www2.thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/stocks-surge-after-senate-deal\/47938\"><br \/>\nStocks Surge after Senate Deal<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www2.thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/gold-prices-gain-as-the-senate-approves-a-short-term-deal-silver-prices-also-edge-higher\/47936\"><br \/>\nGold Prices Gain as the Senate Approves a Short-term Deal; Silver Prices Also Edge Higher<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www2.thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/stocks-rally-across-the-board-5\/47934\"><br \/>\nStocks Rally Across-The-Board<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www2.thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/forex-market-update-dollar-index-steady-as-investors-expect-a-budget-deal-before-october-17-deadline\/47933\"><br \/>\nForex Market Update: Dollar Index Steady as Investors Expect a Budget Deal before October 17 Deadline<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www2.thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/stocks-gain-in-early-trade-10\/47930\"><br \/>\nStocks Gain in Early Trade<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www2.thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/gold-silver-prices-up-slightly\/47921\"><br \/>\nGold, Silver Prices Up Slightly<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www2.thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/futures-point-to-a-higher-start-9\/47918\"><br \/>\nFutures Point to a Higher Start<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr>\n<table style=\"border:none;margin:0;\">\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding:5px;vertical-align:top;\" valign=\"top\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20131017053600im_\/http:\/\/www2.thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/userphoto\/5.jpg\" alt=\"edliston\" width=\"125\" height=\"125\" class=\"photo\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:5px;vertical-align:top;\" valign=\"top\">\n<div style=\"font-size:11pt;\"><b>Post Written By: Ed Liston <\/b><\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size:10pt;\">\n<p>Ed Liston is a senior contributing editor at TheStockMarketWatch.com. 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