Key Takeaways: 💴 The yen reached a one-month high against the dollar on speculation of a potential BOJ policy change 📉 Bets on U.S. rate cuts led to the dollar weakening 🌍 The broader market saw the U.S. dollar on the back foot amid expectations of rate cuts 💰 Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s comments hinted … Read more
Key Takeaways: 💹 Japanese yen surged to a one-month high amid talks of BOJ raising interest rates 📈 Yen strengthened against the dollar due to less dovish outlook for the BOJ 💸 Japanese yen is strengthening due to talk of Bank of Japan shifting its policy 🇯🇵 Bank of Japan’s potential policy change is impacting … Read more
Key Takeaways: 💵 A strong U.S. dollar is expected to persist in the near term 📈 Dollar has gained against nearly every currency and is up nearly 2.5% for the year 🏦 Recent strength based on stronger U.S. economic performance and receding calls for early Fed rate cuts 💹 Analysts divided on trader positioning over … Read more
Key Takeaways 💵 Canadian dollar strengthened against US counterpart due to Bank of Canada’s hawkish hold 📉 Less than 25% chance of BoC rate cut in April 📈 BoC stated that it is too early to consider a rate cut due to persistent inflation 💱 Canadian Dollar is strengthening against the US Dollar and other … Read more
Key Takeaways 💵 Egypt secured an expanded $8 billion deal with the IMF 📉 The currency weakened significantly, surpassing 50 Egyptian pounds to the dollar 🏛️ Structural reforms in Egypt remain doubtful 🛂 The central bank raised rates to tame inflation 💹 Egypt’s international bonds soared in anticipation of the IMF deal 💼 Foreign currency … Read more
Key Takeaways: 💵 Dollar fell across the board after Powell’s comments on potential rate cuts 📉 Euro strengthened against the dollar 📈 Traders disappointed by Powell’s remarks 📉 Dollar index down 0.41% at 103.36 💼 ECB rate decision on Thursday and focus on potential cuts 🇬🇧 Sterling edged up as traders analyzed Britain’s fiscal plans … Read more
Key Takeaways 💸 Egypt secured an expanded $8 billion deal with the IMF, along with an additional $1.2 billion for environmental sustainability 📉 The currency weakened significantly to beyond 50 Egyptian pounds to the dollar after the central bank unshackled its currency 📈 Expectations of hard currency inflows from investment projects, like a $35 billion … Read more
Key Takeaways 💲 Argentina’s peso on the parallel market strengthened over 1.5% against the U.S. dollar 💼 President Javier Milei is pushing a libertarian pro-market agenda and austerity measures 📉 Wide gap between the official exchange rate and black market rate has narrowed to under 18% 💸 The black market exchange rate for the Argentine … Read more
Key Takeaways: 💱 EM currencies unlikely to recover significantly against the USD in the next six months if Fed delays rate cuts 📉 Most EM currencies forecasted to weaken or show minimal gains in the next 3-6 months 📈 Chinese yuan, Indian rupee, Thai baht, and South African rand expected to gain 0.5-3.0% in next … Read more
Key Takeaways: 💵 U.S. dollar slightly weaker ahead of Fed Chair Powell’s testimony 📉 Dollar slipped after U.S. services industry growth slowed 🇪🇺 Euro up against the dollar as traders await ECB interest rate decision 💰 Markets expecting around 90 basis points of easing from both Fed and ECB this year 📈 Bitcoin resumes rally, … Read more