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The article discusses doubts among several significant financial services industry executives and officials such as Goldman Sachs Group. Inc. chief executive Lloyd Blankfein, former U.S. Treasury secretary Lawrence Summers, and investor Warren Buffett concerning the wisdom of the U.S. central bank potentially raising interest rates in mid-September 2015.

The article states that uncertainty among investors concerning global economic growth led to a selloff of commodities during trading on July 24, 2015. According to the article, copper and silver declined to six-year lows, gold fell to a five-year low, and U.S. oil prices fell below $50 per barrel. The article cites data revealing that factory activity in China declined and a memo from the U.S. central bank the Federal Reserve outlined concerns about the lack of economic growth in the U.S. as contributing factors to the selloff.

The article states that the Mexican currency the peso declined against the U.S. currency the dollar following trading on July 6, 2015. According to the article, many investors were betting against the peso due to a belief that the U.S. central bank the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates later in 2015. The article states that the peso was down by over six percent against the U.S. dollar in 2015. The article also discuses projected growth in the Mexican economy.

The article states that the U.S. dollar was stagnating when measured against the euro as of mid-June 2015. According to the article, the dollar lost 1.3 percent against the euro during the second full week of June 2015. The article discusses the impact of slow economic growth in the U.S. and faster economic growth in Europe on the dollar, and market uncertainty concerning the possibility that the U.S. central bank the Federal Reserve (Fed) would raise interest rates.

The article discusses the view of some investors that a rally in the U.S. dollar relative to the euro and other major currencies is nearing an end, at least in the short term. Contributing factors include a belief the Federal Reserve will delay raising interest rates until the end of 2015, and signs the U.S. economy may be slowing down. U.S. exporters are among potential beneficiaries of a weaker dollar.

The article discusses expectations among investors that a report from the International Monetary Fund on March 31, 2015 will show central banks around the world have increased their holdings of the U.S. dollar. The disclosure would suggest that a rally in the U.S. dollar could continue as the U.S. Federal Reserve prepares to raise interest rates. The same report is expected to show central banks' holdings of the euro have declined.

The article discusses volatility in the U.S. dollar against the euro. The dollar fell in March 2015 following a policy statement from the U.S. Federal Reserve indicating it might not raise interest rates in June, but recovered much of that decline the next day. Amid sharp price movements some customers of currency-trading firms including National Alliance Capital Markets have expressed concern about liquidity in currency markets.

The article reports that volatility in currencies, notably the euro and the U.S. dollar, helped currency-oriented hedge funds outperform the average hedge fund during January 2015. Among firms benefiting from heightened volatility were Ortus Capital Management Ltd. and P/E Investments. Volatility began to increase in 2014 when the U.S. Federal Reserve started giving signs it was contemplating a hike in interest rates.

The article discusses U.S. stock market results for September 17, 2014. The Dow Jones Industrial Average finished at a record high of 17156.85, and the Standard & Poor's 500 index and Nasdaq Composite Index gained 0.1% and 0.2%, respectively. Disclosure by the U.S. Federal Reserve that it would keep interest rates low for an extended period of time is said to have comforted investors.

The article discusses a rising U.S. dollar. Expectations that the U.S. Federal Reserve could raise interest rates in early 2015 have strengthened the dollar against other currencies, and also increased the attractiveness to investors of U.S. financial assets. In September 2014 the dollar gained against an index of other major currencies for the ninth consecutive week. During 2014 investors have committed over $111 billion to U.S. stocks and bonds through September 10.

The article reports on decline of the Russian currency ruble against dollar on December 28, 2015 due to decline in oil price and mentions that the U.S. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System has increased interest rates.

The article states that prices for raw materials, also known as commodities, dropped on December 17, 2015, following a decision by the U.S. central bank the Federal Reserve (Fed) to raise interest rates.

The article reports on the decline of the U.S. dollar against the euro and other currencies in September 2015 as investors become more cautious on the likely increase of interest rates ahead of the Federal Reserve meeting.