Concerns about the US dollar’s global role
There seems to be a never-ending debate about the possibility that the US dollar’s global role is declining, or will decline in the future.
There seems to be a never-ending debate about the possibility that the US dollar’s global role is declining, or will decline in the future.
As far as we can see surveys of investors appear to show a clear preference for international equities over those in the US. This can change, of course but, if it does...
The US dollar surged, and now many must be wondering whether the dollar will enter an uptrend that could even recapture all the losses made in recent months.
We spoke about our forecasts for the US dollar this year and where they stood in relation to the market consensus. Today, we want to look at some of what we might...
Where do we stand on the currency outlook for 2023, and particularly the likely fortunes of the dollar?
Trading has only just resumed for the year but already the FX market seems to have the bit between its teeth to produce another volatile year.
US CPI data proved to be the second month in a row that inflation came through lower than market expectations – and low relative to the data we’ve seen over the past...
The US dollar surged through the first three quarters of 2022 against other developed currencies, but in Q4 it seems on course to give about half of that rally back.
The BIS’s recent report titled "Dollar Debt in FX Swaps and Forwards: Huge, Missing, and Growing" sounds quite alarming.
The comments by Fed Chair Powell last week and those of other Fed members tend to suggest that the bank wants to reduce the size of rate hikes starting next month but...
In addressing this question, we want to look at what surprises could happen next year that boost currencies in a way that we might not be anticipating.
In a year where US inflation will drop sharply and the Fed will start to discuss rate reduction, how will the US dollar trade?
The US dollar may have endured a torrid time last week but it would be premature to conclude that the uptrend is over.
The US dollar fell sharply last week. It followed a sub-consensus US CPI print but, in truth, the US dollar was already on the backfoot. The question for many will be...
The Republican Party might not have had the bumper election results that former President Trump might have hoped to launch his re-election bid, but it still seems likely...
Over a number of years, we have talked about the “presidential cycle” for the dollar.
There have been some tentative signs of a turn for the dollar as hopes of less aggressive monetary tightening begin to rise and asset prices, such as stocks, make a...
At its peak, securities group contributed up to three presentatives in the billon-dollar maret capitalisation club, with SSI's value even exceeded $US2 billion. But now,...
The current strength of the US dollar is causing a lot of instability in currencies of several countries across the globe.
The British pound's value versus the US dollar hit an all-time low. Many people thought that the sterling crisis of the 1970s would recur.
The dollar index, which compares the dollar to its counterparts, experienced its highest increase since March 2020.
There’s no sign of a let-up in US dollar strength although a large ECB rate hike this week might give the euro bulls some hope.