Looking back to the US tariffs
It was just over a year ago that newly-election President Trump started to put some numbers on the sort of tariffs he was going to implement. The world was in shock and...
It was just over a year ago that newly-election President Trump started to put some numbers on the sort of tariffs he was going to implement. The world was in shock and...
The US dollar continues its slow and steady ascent, far removed from the dramatic fall we saw in the early months of the year. At this pace, it will take some time to...
Federal Reserve Chair Powell continues to come under attack from President Trump and it does seem to have started unnerving the markets a bit. But what can the...
The US President Donald Trump dropped new tariff rates on imports from most U.S. trade partners to 10% for 90 days to allow trade negotiations with those countries.
General Secretary To Lam spoke highly of the talks, during which the two leaders affirmed their desires to continue strengthening the bilateral relations for the...
In trying to make America great again, has President Trump actually made America ‘bad’ again, at least in the eyes of global investors?
With Trump set to be inaugurated for a second time, will it be a case of cut and paste in terms of how the US dollar will trade this year?
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh had meetings with leaders of countries and international organisations on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on...
If incoming US president Trump follows the same playbook as we saw during his 2017-2021 term, he will impose tariffs and argue for a weaker US dollar.
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...
Politics and monetary policy continue to dominate FX market sentiment and this is unlikely to change in the short-term.
What are these “inflationary” policies that Donald Trump will likely pursue if he wins again?
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...
Politics is an obvious choice given the US presidential election in November 2024, for the outcome of the vote could well dictate the next significant directional move...
The US economy is robust, but slowing. Inflation is proving sticky at levels above target. Fed rate cuts are being pushed back but the dollar and yields are steady. Into...
Mr. Trump described a CBDC as a “dangerous threat to freedom” last month and vowed to block it if he becomes president.
History shows that Republican presidents are more likely to preside over a falling US dollar, but Trump’s first term was a little better than his predecessors.
2024 is a bumper year for elections. Around half of the world’s population will be eligible to vote for new leadership.
The US dollar has started 2024 in pretty stable fashion and this stability may continue until two key questions are answered: will the Fed ease policy as the market...
Party General Secretary Nguyễn Phú Trọng and United States President Joseph Biden announced that the two sides had adopted a joint statement on elevating the Việt Nam-US...
It seems that there are other factors that usurp interest rates and start to dominate currency trends.