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Dow Jones Industrial Average bounces on Iran's latest Hormuz offer
Iran has offered to reopen the Strait of Hormuz within seven days of Washington accepting its terms, and buyers have taken the Dow Jones Industrial Average higher before Washington has replied. The index trades near 51,800 on Friday and is on track to end a three-session losing run.
US Dollar: Yields support Greenback strength – OCBC
OCBC strategists Sim Moh Siong and Christopher Wong highlight that resilient US data, sticky inflation and elevated energy prices are pushing US Treasury yields higher and supporting the US Dollar.
US Dollar: Rate differentials support but upside constrained – BBH
Brown Brothers Harriman’s (BBH) Elias Haddad notes that the recent pullback in Oil prices has eased global bond selling and cooled the Dollar rally.
British Pound underperforms this week as experts doubt BoE tightening prospects
The British Pound (GBP) trades with caution against its major currency peers on Friday. Against the US Dollar (USD), it is marginally up at around 1.3220 during the European session, but is close to its almost three-month low of 1.3200.
US Dollar Index Price Forecast: Heads for second week of gain above 101.00, upside bias intact
The US Dollar Index (DXY), an index of the value of the US Dollar (USD) measured against a basket of six world currencies, currently trades near 101.15 in the early European trading hours on Friday.
Dow Jones Industrial Average falls a third day as bond yields climb
The 30-year Treasury yield touched 5.50% on Thursday, and two Fed officials gave bond buyers no reason to expect relief. New York Fed President Williams said another rate increase this year looks reasonable, and Philadelphia Fed President Paulson said rates may need to rise a little more.
US Dollar Index extends its winning streak as Fed speakers line up behind hikes
The Dollar Index has won back about 90% of what it lost between the late-July top and the August low. It reached 101.40 on Thursday, its highest since late July, and is heading for a fourth straight gain.
Forex Today: Fedspeak takes centre stage
The US Dollar (USD) has traded with gains for the fourth consecutive day on Thursday, managing to revisit levels last seen in late July.
Dow Jones Industrial Average tests fresh lows as long bond yields climb
The 30-year Treasury yield rose to its highest since 2004 on Thursday while the two-year yield barely moved, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average is falling with the long one. The index dropped as far as 51,100, its lowest since June, and is on track for a third losing session in a row.
US Dollar: Fed resilience supports gains – BBH
Brown Brothers Harriman’s (BBH) Elias Haddad highlights that the Dollar is advancing broadly as a hawkish Federal Reserve stance combines with strong US economic outperformance.
Euro hovers near two-month low as hawkish Fed outlook weighs
EUR/USD hovers near a two-month low on Thursday as expectations of another Federal Reserve (Fed) interest-rate hike keep the US Dollar (USD) firmly supported. At the time of writing, the pair trades around 1.1372, remaining on the back foot for a fourth consecutive day.
Euro: Weak as Fed credibility supports Dollar near term – Commerzbank
Commerzbank’s Thu Lan Nguyen argues that the unanimous Federal Reserve rate hike has temporarily restored its credibility and supported the Dollar, prompting a cut in the EUR/USD year-end forecast to 1.15 from 1.17.
Fed’s Hammack warns persistent inflation could make return to target harder
Cleveland Federal Reserve (Fed) President Beth Hammack warned on Thursday that inflation remains elevated in the United States (US), stressing that persistent price pressures could make the Fed’s task increasingly difficult.