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Experts agree: Weak Dollar backs near-term upside in EUR/USD
The Euro (EUR) trades 0.21% higher at around 1.1710 against the US Dollar (USD) during the European trading session on Friday, the highest level seen in over three months.
US Dollar: Yield management weighs on currency – BBH
Brown Brothers Harriman’s (BBH) Elias Haddad notes the US Dollar (USD) is weaker against all major currencies as longer-term US Treasury yields edge lower following buyback plans. Haddad argues expanded buybacks and fiscal messaging may cap long-end yields but at a credibility cost for the USD.
US Dollar broadly consolidates as analysts cast doubts over long-term impact of US Treasury buyback
The US Dollar Index (DXY) is broadly consolidating near the 99.00 level as investors process the US Treasury's expanded long-end bond buyback and a modest rebound in Treasury yields.
US Dollar: Limited upside as fiscal plans questioned – MUFG
MUFG’s Derek Halpenny notes that the US Dollar has weakened as investors focus on potential US Treasury measures to stem the decline in Treasury yields, while Japanese inflation data supports expectations for a 25bp BoJ rate hike in September.
US Dollar: Softer bias with pro-risk flows – ING
ING’s Chris Turner, Francesco Pesole and Frantisek Taborsky argue that recent US Treasury buy-backs are primarily a signalling tool against high yields, pointing to a softer Dollar in a risk-friendly environment.
US Dollar: Consolidation around 99.00 after buyback news – DBS
DBS Group Research economist Chang Wei Liang notes that the Dollar has firmed slightly as US Treasury yields recover, with DXY consolidating near 99.00 after the US Treasury expanded long-end bond buybacks.
United States Dollar Index remains below 99.00 as 10-year US yield steadies
The US Dollar Index (DXY), which measures the value of the US Dollar (USD) against six major currencies, is holding losses after registering minor gains in the previous day and trading around 98.80 during the early European hours on Friday.
US Dollar: Treasury twist signals structural risks – Commerzbank
Commerzbank’s Volkmar Baur notes the US Dollar remains under pressure as EUR/USD trades around 1.17 following the US Treasury’s expansion of its Liquidity Support Buyback Operations.
Swiss Franc edges up against US Dollar amid heightened US debt concerns
The Swiss Franc (CHF) resumes its upside journey against the US Dollar (USD) on Friday after a corrective move the previous day. The USD/CHF pair is down 0.17% to near 0.7990 in the Asian trading session.
United States Dollar Index trades around 99.75-99.70, hangs near three-month low
The US Dollar Index (DXY), which tracks the Greenback against a basket of currencies, attracts fresh sellers during the Asian session on Friday, stalling the previous day's modest bounce from the vicinity of mid-98.00s, or the lowest since May 14.
Dow Jones Industrial Average repays the Treasury's rally with interest
Wednesday bought the bond market one session of calm and the Dow Jones Industrial Average spent Thursday paying for it with interest.
Forex Today: US Dollar firms ahead of global flash PMIs
The US Dollar Index (DXY) is hovering near 98.90, still short of 100.00, but grinding higher on Thursday. Hawkish commentary from Federal Reserve Bank of St.
The Dollar Index takes its floor from a Fed non-voter
The Dollar Index has spent Thursday building a floor just above 98.50 and defending it with everything the calendar had to offer, and the entire effort is worth roughly a tenth of a point.