As some market pundits were debating about a possible grand deal between the US and China. In exchange for a lighter tariff regime, Beijing would accept yuan appreciation. As far-fetched as such scenario may be,...
Escalating tensions in Europe and comments from Bank of Japan Ueda that spurred speculation of a December hike are the main drivers of the foreign exchange market today. The yen is the strongest of the...
The dollar continues to ride high. It is up 0.20%-0.50% today against the G10 currencies. Most pairs have extended last week’s moves. The Dollar Index, which was near 100 in late September is approaching 106.00....
A nervous calm hangs over the markets as the US goes to the polls. The proximity of the presidential contest warns that the results may not been known as soon as people hope. Indeed, many...
The week is winding down and the US dollar is mostly consolidating against the G10 currencies. Two exceptions stand out. First, sterling is the only G10 currency higher on the day. It follows the BOE’s...
The calls earlier this week for an emergency rate cut seemed to be a call for the Fed put, which, we argue is misunderstood. It is not about the stock market per se but financial...
The US dollar is mostly firmer today ahead of what promises to be an eventful week. Sterling is bearing the brunt today, off a little less than half-of-a-cent as expectations creep up of a rate...
The powerful yen short squeeze that has roiled the capital market this week has stalled today. It is the first day this week that the dollar has not fallen below the previous day’s low and...
The consolidative phase for the dollar, we anticipated last week, after its recent drop, is evolving into a proper upside correction. We expect the dollar to trade broadly firmer over the next week or so....
The dollar is narrowly mixed against the G10 and emerging market currencies today. The euro is little changed, holding on to last week’s gains, after the surprising French election results, where the focus shifts finding...
The dollar is little changed against the major currencies ahead of the US jobs report. It has been trading heavier than we expected given that two more G10 central banks cut interest rates ahead of...
The US dollar is mixed, but the spotlight is on the Japanese yen. It appears that with the market challenging Monday’s intervention, Japanese officials entered the market shortly after the US equity market closed yesterday,...
