Currency speculators increased their short positions on US dollars in the latest week, according to data from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission on Friday. The value of the US dollar's net short position was $5.67 billion in the week ending May 26, compared with a net short position of $3.61 billion in the prior week.
The aggregate US dollar position is derived from the net positions of International Monetary Market speculators in the yen, euro, British pound, Swiss franc, Canadian, and Australian dollars.