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Despite the surging pandemic and new restriction measure, risk-appetites appear strong to start the week. Most emerging market currencies are trading higher, though the Turkish lira is an exception. The greenback is trading heavier. For further details see: Risk On Despi...
The dollar did well after suffering broadly the prior week. The New Zealand dollar was bolstered by the unwinding of expectations that the central bank would adopt a negative target rate. Sterling's gains ahead of the weekend were sufficient to settle positive, just barely, on the...
There is a nervous calm in the capital markets today. The dollar is mixed, with the sterling and the dollar bloc softer and the euro, yen, and Swiss franc a little firmer. The Turkish lira is extending yesterday's sharp gains, while many of the regional Asia Pacific currencies low...
Emerging market currencies and the majors that benefit from world growth outperformed the perceived safe-havens, like the yen and the Swiss franc. Yesterday's violent moves may have been an overreaction, but today's action is more consolidative than a reversal. The dollar is tradi...
The new week has begun with robust risk appetites, driving stocks higher and sending the dollar broadly lower. The greenback fell by 2% against the Canadian dollar last week, the largest decline in five months. The dollar was weaker against nearly all the world's currencies, but t...
The US dollar had one of its worst weeks of the year. Many participants were caught wrong-footed by the dollar's drop and the sharp drop in US yields. The broad dollar weakness is making it difficult for the PBOC to resist a stronger yuan. For further details see: Bears ...
The dollar, which fell on Tuesday, is recovering smartly today. It has risen against nearly all currencies. Among the majors, the Australian dollar has been hit the hardest; the Swiss franc is the strongest, and virtually flat. Emerging market currencies have seen some dramati...
The US dollar is heavier against the major currencies. The euro looks to snap its six-day slide, as does the JP Morgan Emerging Market Currency Index. The Turkish lira remains under pressure despite its slightly less than expected rise in CPI. The Reserve Bank of Australia did...
The dollar is firmer, though not against the dollar bloc. Sterling is the weakest of the majors, though it is recovering. The euro fell in every session last week and extended those losses today. For further details see: Shaken Not Stirred
US-dollar-denominated exchange reserves - that would be US Treasury securities, US corporate bonds, US mortgage-backed securities, etc. held by foreign central banks - rose 1.9% in the second quarter to $6.9 trillion, according to the IMF's COFER data release. The yen has backed off a...