If we can agree that the US – the global financial hegemon – is in retreat and that the US dollar will fall, who will be the primary beneficiaries?
The US dollar or the euro? Public money or private money? Two questions that seem to stand at the heart of the monetary debate, but only the former attracts any...
The Standard Bank expects the US dollar to lose ground to ‘safe’ currencies like the yen, gain ground against higher risk currencies, such as the Australian dollar and...
Fiscal policy is in a major state of flux in many large-developed economies. This policy may affect currencies.
The Vietnam banking sector must implement solutions to reduce lending interest rates, creating conditions for individuals and businesses to access loans at...
We have questioned the safe-asset qualities of the US dollar on many occasions. But it seems that these question marks have grown in size following developments such as...
We could be thinking about the yen which has languished across the board for some time in spite of BoJ rate hikes and FX intervention, or the euro which seems to have...
The yen weakness we see now and the lack of volatility in other G10 currencies, like euro/dollar won’t last.
Politics dominates given two elections in Europe this week and the continued fallout from President Biden’s poor performance in last week’s presidential debate.
The US dollar has remained stable despite economic and monetary policy divergence between the US and many other countries, especially those in Europe. If currencies do...
The UK and US share elections this year; the former on July 4th and the latter November 5th. But the 2024 calendar is all they share because, in many respects, the two...
The addition of many regulations in Decree No. 52/2024/ND-CP on non-cash payments is considered to help meet the requirements of digital transformation and promote...
The FX market remains calm. A slight levelling in the growth gap between the US and other countries, notably in Europe, is pegging the US dollar back but big moves in...
Although prospects for interest rate divergence between the Fed and other G10 central banks is providing the US dollar with support, this is counterbalanced to some...
Financial markets continue to look for the Federal Reserve and the ECB to begin monetary policy easing cycles in June, while expectations for the Bank of...
In terms of developing regulations and legal frameworks for cryptocurrencies and virtual assets, many experts believe that acceptable behavior should be...
The by-product of this is plunging FX volatility, something that usually works to the benefit of risker currencies.
The US dollar has risen against the euro and the pound even though policy rate differentials have been very stable, particularly with respect to the UK.
A much sharper than expected fall in euro zone inflation data for November weighed on the euro. However, we see two reasons why falling inflation won’t weaken the euro...
The US dollar might be the most important currency in most people’s books but, right now, the yen is the dominant one. Hence, what happens to the yen could easily...
In the past week or so we’ve seen the US dollar slide, bond yields quickly reverse a portion of recent losses, and stocks rise sharply.
Euro/US dollar has rarely strayed from a 1.05-1.10 range all year while, more recently, US dollar/yen has become stuck at a single level – which is 150.
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