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US Dollar: Jackson Hole scenarios shape FX risk â MUFG
MUFGâs Derek Halpenny and Abdul-Ahad Lockhart argue that Jackson Hole only becomes a significant FX event for the Dollar when the Federal Reserve Chair delivers a clear policy surprise or commits to future action.
âState terrorismâ: Iran condemns new US economic measures
Iran strongly condemned the latest economic measures imposed by the United States (US) on Friday, describing Washington's sanctions policy as âstate terrorismâ, according to a statement from the Iranian Foreign Ministry cited by Reuters.
US Dollar: Warsh speech keeps ranges contained â ING
INGâs Chris Turner notes a quiet, risk-positive week for global markets, with low volatility and mixed G10 FX, as the Dollar debasement theme fails to extend.
US Dollar: Warsh speech risks asymmetric USD reaction â Commerzbank
Commerzbankâs Volkmar Baur notes the US Dollar has stabilized after last weekâs setback, with Kevin Warshâs Jackson Hole speech seen as the next key test.
United States Dollar Index steadies above 99.00 before Fed Chair Warsh speech
The US Dollar Index (DXY), which measures the value of the US Dollar (USD) against six major currencies, is gaining minor support after registering minor losses in the previous day and trading around 99.20 during the Asian hours on Friday.
Fedâs Collins says PCE does not change restrictive policy view
Boston Federal Reserve (Fed) President Susan Collins crossed the wires on Thursday as the Jackson Hole Symposium began. She said that the recent PCE inflation report does not change the view that policy is restrictive and will lead to gradual disinflation.
US President Trump hits Canada on trade, says Hormuz Oil keeps flowing
US President Donald Trump held a press conference on Thursday at the White House, where he insisted that Canada has been "ripping" off the US on trade and that it wants to be âtreated like a state.â
Fedâs Hammack says policy restrictiveness still needed
Cleveland Federal Reserve (Fed) President Beth Hammack said on Thursday on Fox Business that the job market is broadly in balance, while adding that âwe need restrictiveness in policy.â
The US Dollar Index sits still through two hawkish speeches
The US Dollar Index trades just above 99.00 on Thursday, unchanged on the session across a range of less than a fifth of a point. That sits roughly 2.6% beneath the June peak just under 102.00 and beneath a rolling 50-day Exponential Moving Average (EMA) near 100.00 and a flat 200-day near 99.75.
US Treasury Bessent to press G20 ministers on Iran funding
The US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Thursday that he will ask finance ministers at the G20 meeting to cut off economic flows that sustain the Iranian regime and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, according to Fox Business News.
Forex Today: Jackson Hole and US jobs in the limelight
The US Dollar (USD) has navigated an inconclusive range on Thursday, struggling to build on the previous dayâs gains and briefly reaching multi-day peaks.
Twenty-eight names eat the Dow Jones Industrial Average's two blowouts
The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) trades near 53,600 on Thursday, ahead 0.29% in the session across a range running from the 53,300 area to just above 53,700.
Fed's Goolsbee warns political interference with Fed could fuel inflation
Chicago Federal Reserve (Fed) President Austan Goolsbee said on Thursday that the economy remains broadly stable but warned that tariffs and war-related price increases are complicating the inflation outlook.