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“Safe-haven” currencies and monetary policy divergence

Even though the Japanese yen and the Swiss franc are widely considered to be “safe-haven” currencies, the former has fallen a lot further than the latter this month. While we doubt this divergence will widen much further, we do expect both currencies to remain under pressure against the US dollar as US Treasury yields climb higher.

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