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The dollar slipped to a five-day low a little below JPY110.90 in early activity, but by late morning turnover in Europe was probing the JPY111.25 area. Sterling bottomed in the middle of last week ahead of $1.3410, and before the weekend, was probing $1.3575. The US Congress manag...

Investors continue to sell equities today. The Asia Pacific was a sea of red, with Japan, Australia, and Taiwan off 2% or more. The decline in the UK's manufacturing PMI was not as severe as the preliminary estimate implied. A shutdown of the US government has been averted. ...

Interest rates, ostensibly the fuel behind the dollar's surge, pulled back a little in the US yesterday. However, the greenback's rally continued, lifting it to new highs for the year against sterling, the euro, and yen. The US dollar spiked to a three-month high yesterday against...

Sterling is the weakest major currency this month and yesterday's drop of more than 1.1% was the largest in over a year. The looming debt ceiling may have encouraged some banks to avoid the T-bills that expire in mid-October and push more funds into the reverse repo facility, which sa...

Rising energy prices and yields are helping lift the US dollar and weighing on equities. November WTI has pushed above $76, while Brent traded above $80, and natural gas is up for the fourth consecutive session, during which time it has risen by about 25%. The US 10-year yield has...

The 13 bp jump in the US 10-year note and 30-year failed to derail the rebounding equities or lend the dollar support. Japan's headline CPI slipped deeper into deflation. The US dollar peaked on Monday near CAD1.29 and fell back to CAD1.2635 yesterday, helped by the continued reco...

The market's reaction to the FOMC statement was going according to our script, with the dollar backing off on a buy rumor sell the fact type of activity until Powell provided an end date for the tapering (mid-2022) before providing a start date (maybe next month). Emerging market curr...

Investors' mood did not improve over the weekend, and the lack of risk appetites is rippling through the capital markets today. Equities have tumbled, yields have backed off, and the dollar is well bid. Hong Kong and Australia led the sell-off in the Asia Pacific region, off 3.3% ...

The week is winding down, and risk appetites seem vulnerable even though the MSCI Asia Pacific Index pared its first weekly loss in four, led by gains in Tokyo and Hong Kong. China will launch the "Southbound Link" next week that will draw mainland capital into Hong Kong. The US d...

The energy complex has become a key focus, with Brent oil holding above $75 and WTI above $72. Gold's outside up day on Tuesday went for naught, and the yellow metal is testing support in the $1,780 area. The New Zealand economy expanded by 2.8% in Q2, more than twice the pace exp...