FBI will investigate new Hillary Clinton emails

Felipe Erazo FXStreet

FBI Director James B. Comer has announced in a letter addressed to the Senate Judiciary Committee that the Bureau will re-open its investigation into Hillary Clinton’s private e-mail server case. This might be related to the recent John Podesta's emails released by Wikileaks, but the FBI hasn't confirmed it officially as the catalyst behind Clinton's probe.

At the time of writing, US dollar is weakening across the board, with USD/MXN rallying up 0.73%, EUR/USD up 0.66%, while USD/JPY is trading down -0.45% at 104.74.

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Felipe Erazo

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Born in Colombia, Felipe Erazo is the American Session Manager at FXStreet. He has been studying journalism with a degree in social communication at the Universidad de Chile.

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GBP/USD consolidates around 1.3600 vs. USD; looks to US CPI for fresh impetus

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Gold recovers swiftly from weekly low, climbs back closer to $5,000 ahead of US CPI

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