by Anne Bannerman | Dec 18, 2024
Last week the US Dollar ended the weeks the best performing. This is against a backdrop of an expected 25bps rate cut in December. A surge in US Treasury yields took the dollar higher as inflationary data showed a persistent higher level of inflation. The new...
by Anne Bannerman | Dec 11, 2024
Last week the Trump Trade we had seen over the previous weeks came back into action as the Dollar moved higher. The dollar made gains across the board as investors look to the December Fed decision and expectations are for a 25bps cut. While this could be the last for...
by Anne Bannerman | Dec 5, 2024
Last week the US Dollar finally showed some weakness as it lost ground against all major currencies. JPY was the standout performer as it gained after the BoJ began speaking about potential rate rises on the horizon. As mentioned above the JPY was the standout...
by Anne Bannerman | Nov 26, 2024
Last week the US Dollar continued its meteoric rise as it continued to push higher dragging risk assets with it. The main highlight of the week was the Euro as it lost significant ground. The fall further put pressure on the ECB to ease monetary policy. The sell off...
by Anne Bannerman | Nov 19, 2024
Last week the US Dollar gained significantly despite US Yields struggling to move higher. Markets are now looking at the Feds monetary policy path to be slower along with fewer adjustments as we reach the end of 2024. Alongside the US Dollar, Yen also surprised in its...
