FX Markets Weekly Wrap Dollar falters on continued risk-on rally The US dollar continued to struggle this week as equity markets extended their rebound and commodity prices also rallied: the currencies of commodity exporters and other economies most exposed to... 12th August 2022 · 9 mins read
FX Markets Weekly Wrap Dollar rallies as hope for a Fed pivot proves short-lived The huge upside surprise in US payrolls data pushed the greenback higher against most major currencies today in an otherwise quiet week for FX markets. The continued strength of the labour market in... 5th August 2022 · 9 mins read
FX Markets Weekly Wrap Dollar struggles on market’s hope of a Powell pivot The dollar looks set to lose further ground this week after the FOMC’s 75bp hike was, somewhat strangely, interpreted as the start of a dovish pivot and US Q2 GDP disappointed. However, the greenback... 29th July 2022 · 9 mins read
FX Markets Weekly Wrap The rally in the US dollar pauses ahead of the Fed After a series of strong weeks left it at two-decade highs, the US dollar seems set to end this week lower against most major currencies. Despite weaker-than-expected activity data out of the US, UK... 22nd July 2022 · 9 mins read
FX Markets Weekly Wrap Will the ECB & BoJ fight back against depreciation? Although it has dropped back a little today, the US dollar is on track for another strong week, rising further against all other major currencies and hitting a new 20-year high. At the time of writing... 15th July 2022 · 9 mins read
FX Markets Weekly Wrap The dollar breaks through; more to come? The US dollar has continued to surge this week, with the key EUR/USD rate breaching a two-decade low and approaching the symbolic parity level as fears around Europe’s energy supply worsened. Solid US... 8th July 2022 · 8 mins read
FX Markets Weekly Wrap Safe-haven flows drive the dollar higher The US dollar looks set to end the week stronger against most major currencies, nearing its strongest level since 2002 as “risky” assets remained under pressure. A key reason for the dollar’s rally is... 1st July 2022 · 8 mins read
FX Markets Weekly Wrap We think the dollar rally has paused, not ended Amid mounting concerns about the global growth outlook as more central banks raised policy rates, the US dollar looks set to end the week broadly unchanged against most major currencies. Although we... 24th June 2022 · 8 mins read
FX Markets Weekly Wrap Epic central bank week ends in a draw on the FX front Among the flurry of central bank announcements, the continued plunge in equity markets, and wild gyrations across core government bond markets, currencies have been pulled in several directions this... 17th June 2022 · 8 mins read
FX Markets Weekly Wrap Souring risk sentiment reignites the dollar rally The US dollar rose against all major currencies this week, reversing some of its fall over the past month or so. Much of this strength came late in the week as equity markets came under renewed... 10th June 2022 · 8 mins read
FX Markets Weekly Wrap We doubt near-term headwinds for the dollar will last The US dollar seems set to end the week lower against most major currencies, a third successive weekly decline, and a drop of ~3% in the DXY index from its multi-year high earlier this month. In part... 27th May 2022 · 9 mins read
FX Markets Weekly Wrap Dollar struggles despite equity sell-off After another volatile few days across financial markets, the US dollar looks set to end the week lower against most major currencies. Given the renewed falls in “risky” assets, that is arguably... 20th May 2022 · 8 mins read
FX Markets Weekly Wrap The dollar rally might be due a pause Despite a reversal today, the US dollar looks set to appreciate for the sixth week running as “risky” assets remain under pressure. The DXY index has had its largest six-week gain since mid-2016... 13th May 2022 · 8 mins read
FX Markets Weekly Wrap The USD (and FOMC) is unlikely to change course The US dollar looks set to eke out small gains against most currencies this week as US bond yields rose further and equities whipsawed. While the net effect of the FOMC’s policy announcement and today... 6th May 2022 · 8 mins read
FX Markets Weekly Wrap Dollar surge continues ahead of the FOMC & payrolls The US dollar rose for a third week in a row, reaching its strongest level since early 2017 as the growing policy divergence between the major Asian central banks and the rest of the world as well as... 29th April 2022 · 8 mins read
FX Markets Weekly Wrap Dollar rises further and the renminbi (finally) falls Another week of broad-based appreciation has seen the US dollar edge higher even as US bond yields have stalled. Instead, it is the sell-off in equity markets over the past couple of days which has... 22nd April 2022 · 9 mins read
