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06/08/2025, 11:10

US tariffs: What impacts on the US dollar?

Even if some of the uncertainty related to the US’s erratic tariff policy starts to ease off, there are still the economic impacts of tariffs to consider and, these are...

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14/07/2025, 11:06

Is there any brake on the US tariffs?

The Trump Administration has moved at breakneck speed this year with tariffs, tax cuts, deportations and more. Are there any brakes on the pace of and extent of US...

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01/07/2025, 11:03

What is driving the US dollar down?

The factors driving the US dollar seem to be pushing the greenback in the direction of an even bigger slide. The US dollar has already fallen by more than 10% this year...

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21/04/2025, 02:38

Watch out for exchange rate risks

The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) keeps the USD/VND exchange rate within a "acceptable" range despite the decrease in the USD index (DXY) in order to accomplish several...

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20/12/2024, 11:49

What events could shock in 2025?

While it is very possible that 2025 pans out the way that most expect, the room for leftfield events to upset the status quo appears elevated. In what follows we outline...

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11/10/2024, 11:09

Is it time to own bonds?

Owning bonds in an easing cycle seems like an obvious trade – and usually the right one. It is unlikely to be any different this time. But timing is important and so too...

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02/10/2024, 11:10

Why has the US dollar been so stable?

The US dollar has been in what might be called a ‘holding pattern’ for the past couple of years. But it is close to the bottom of the range now and the question is...

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30/09/2024, 11:38

What prospects for riskier assets?

In many senses it seems hard to envisage a better scenario for riskier assets than the one we have right now but, as always, there are factors that could upset this...

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25/09/2024, 11:11

What is the FED’s inflation target?

If you said 2%, we’d argue that you are wrong. It seems to us that it is above 2% although, just how far above is hard to say.

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24/09/2024, 11:17

The US dollar's downside might be contained

The US dollar has been pressurised by the Federal Reserve’s large 50-bps rate cut last week, but the downside for the greenback is likely to be limit  ed ahead of...

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23/09/2024, 11:12

Fed rate cuts put the US dollar at more risk

While the Fed rate cut has no surprise, the size of the reduction was larger than expected, and the Fed’s explanation for the larger-than-anticipated rate cut was...

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21/04/2024, 02:38

Wary of gold prices reversal in short-term

Gold prices have surged dramatically in response to the Israel-Iran conflct. What would happen to gold prices if the two parties stop repaying one other?

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23/02/2024, 11:41

What if FED will not cut rates this year?

We’ve already seen in the space of a few short weeks the market adjust its expectations for rate cuts this year from around six 25-bps reductions to four.

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