Currency speculators increased their short US dollar positions in the latest week, according to Commodity Futures Trading Commission data released on Friday. The value of the US dollar's net short position rose to $5.49 billion in the week ending June 9, compared with a net short position of $4.53 billion the prior week, according to a Reuters calculation.
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.