UDN News and Press, Invesco DB USD Index Bearish From 04/09/24

2024-04-09 08:15:00 ET Summary The dollar is trading with a softer bias in mostly narrow ranges against the G10 currencies. Most of the large Asia Pacific equity markets rallied, led by a 1.85% gain in Taiwan and a 1.1% advance by the Nikkei. The dollar's high against the yen ...

2024-04-09 06:00:00 ET Summary During the March FOMC meeting, the Committee held its target rate range constant at 5.25-5.5% and released a new Summary of Economic Projections, which reaffirmed that it expected to make three rate cuts in 2024. Since that meeting, it appears that t...

2024-04-09 03:30:00 ET Summary The consensus outlook is still projecting that the Federal Reserve will trim its target interest rate by the end of the year. As economic growth endures and energy prices rise, market sentiment is pricing in fewer cuts. Some analysts are now sayi...

2024-04-08 12:20:00 ET Summary Working-age populations are declining in major economies. We favor countries that are better adapting and sectors set to benefit from spending shifts. U.S. yields jumped last week but U.S. stocks remain near all-time highs. The strong March U.S. jobs...

2024-04-08 08:00:00 ET Summary The jump in US rates after the employment report failed to ignite a sustained rally in the dollar and this has shaken the market's near-term confidence. Japan's labor earnings rose by 1.8% year-over-year in February after the 2.0% pace in January was...

2024-04-08 07:25:00 ET Summary The real story of the last three years is that commodities and large cap stocks are the only major asset classes providing returns for a diversified investor. Small- and mid-cap value stocks have produced better returns but haven’t kept up wit...

2024-04-08 06:05:02 ET Summary The BRICS bloc, led by Russia, is working to create an alternative payment system to reduce dependence on the US and the dollar-dominated financial infrastructure. The integration of payment systems within the BRICS bloc could provide a viable altern...

2024-04-06 08:40:00 ET Summary The March US employment data were stronger than expected and lend support to the re-acceleration hypothesis and an extension of US exceptionalism. The week ahead features the US inflation gauges, the European Central Bank, and the Bank of Canada meet...

2024-04-06 03:50:00 ET Summary For the past 12 months, despite the interest rates that the Fed jacked up to 5.25%, nearly 3 million nonfarm payroll jobs have been added. Average hourly earnings rose in March at an annualized rate of 4.3%, also according to the survey of employers,...

2024-04-06 02:50:00 ET Summary Prices will rise when the eagerness of buyers outpaces the eagerness of the sellers regardless of the depth of the market. This month’s labor report showed one of the sharpest slowdowns of recent years with the rate of change slowing from 4.6%...