27 January 2021 Dollar Swings Higher as Fed Chair Powell Set to Face Awkward Questions 

Dollar bears took no chances in advance of Wednesday's Federal Reserve (Fed) decision as all major U.S. exchange rates swung higher ahead of an event that will see awkward questions asked of Chairm…

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15 January 2021 U.S. Stimulus May Struggle to Stop U.S. Dollar No Matter What Congress Does

U.S. Dollar exchange rates were climbing in a risk-averse market on Friday as investors weighed the prospect of a large U.S. stimulus bill securing safe passage through Congress, a development that…

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14 January 2021 Dollar Rally Extends, but Fed 'Taper Talk' Still Only Likely in Q4 says Danske Bank

The Dollar has pushed higher against the Euro and other major currencies on Thursday as it extends a week-long recovery, driven primarily by expectations that the Federal Reserve will need to consi…

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13 January 2021 U.S. Dollar Gains Cemented by Inflation Figures, but 'Taper Talk' Merely an "Intellectual Discussion" says Analyst

The U.S. Dollar cemented its position as the best performing major currency of the week on Wednesday after December inflation figures offered fools' gold to investors, in the process appearing to r…

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12 January 2021 Why the Federal Reserve’s Tapering Talk Could Test Dollar Bears Further

The Dollar softened on Tuesday as stocks and bonds stabilised although the danger is that Federal Reserve (Fed) chatter about a tapering of its quantitative easing programme continues in the coming…

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17 December 2020 U.S. Dollar On the Verge of Becoming a Problem Currency Again 

The Dollar buckled again Thursday after wading knee-deep into losses against all majors in moves that risk making it a global problem currency, sooner or later and once again, as upbeat investor se…

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16 December 2020 Federal Reserve Lifts U.S. Dollar after Half-hearted Rescue Effort in December 

The Federal Reserve (Fed) gave a broad but temporary lift to a bruised U.S. Dollar on Wednesday when it made what some economists perceived as an almost half-hearted attempt at aiding the world's l…

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16 December 2020 The BoC has a Canadian Dollar Problem and Following the Fed Just Might Solve It

The Canadian Dollar underperformed on Wednesday but nonetheless, there is a trend emerging that is a problem for the Bank of Canada (BoC) and its economy, a problem which may be solved if policymak…

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15 December 2020 Dollar Decline Seen Fueled by Federal Reserve Twist on Wednesday as Longer Yields Come Under Fire 

The Dollar was down for the count against all major currencies on Tuesday but within recent ranges, although declines could be fueled over the coming sessions by the Federal Reserve, which could be…

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26 November 2020 U.S. Dollar On Glide Path Lower as Fed Seen Eyeing Long-term Bond Yields  

The Dollar squeezed higher Thursday after the Federal Reserve (Fed) failed to settle a debate over its next policy steps and as European currencies came off the boil, but minutes of November's…

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21 September 2020 The Fed isn't Killing Treasury Volatility, it's Amplifying it

Contrary to what the Federal Reserve thinks, low US Treasury volatility is dangerously explosive says Althea Spinozzi, Fixed Income Specialist at Saxo Bank.

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17 September 2020 "Investors Should be Scared" of Fed's "Mouse Trap" says Saxo Bank

Powell's dovish message is bad news for the market says Althea Spinozzi, Fixed Income Specialist at Saxo Bank, who says the Fed is dragging us towards unsustainable levels of corporate debt and eve…

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17 September 2020 U.S. Dollar Swings Higher after Fed Promises Brave New World of Lower Rates For Longer than Before

The Dollar turned higher against all currencies other than a rejuvenated Japanese Yen Thursday after the Federal Reserve (Fed) upgraded its growth forecasts before setting out what a much-vaunted n…

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16 September 2020 Dollar Fades, Stocks Rise as Federal Reserve Set to Outline New Stimulus Plan

The Dollar faded on Wednesday as a prior rebound melted away ahead of September’s Federal Reserve (Fed) policy decision in which the bank is expected to set out how its actions could change in the …

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20 August 2020 U.S. Dollar Creeps Higher Again as Market Mulls Fed's Toolbox and ECB Minutes, CBRT Decision Loom 

The Dollar crept higher Thursday as financial markets mulled over minutes of the July Federal Reserve (Fed) policy meeting going into a session that will also reveal more about recent European Cent…

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30 July 2020 Dollar Lifted by Profit-taking as Federal Reserve Burden Divides Opinion on Outlook

The Dollar was lifted Thursday after the Federal Reserve (Fed) sat on its hands at July's policy meeting but a clear commitment to do more alongside congress and in support of the economy has helpe…

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29 July 2020 Dollar in the Red as Fiscal Hold-up Puts Weight of Economy on Fed's Shoulders Again

The Dollar was swimming in the red Wednesday amid continued deadlock in Washington's bipartisan talks over an economic aid bill, again placing the weight of the world on the shoulders of the Federa…

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29 July 2020 Australian Dollar Looks to Federal Reserve and Gold Price for Lift to New Highs as Rally Ebbs

The Australian Dollar overlooked a climbing coronavirus toll and related disruption Wednesday as July's Federal Reserve (Fed) statement and rising precious metals offered the antipodean unit a…

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11 June 2020 U.S. Federal Reserve Reactions: Dollar in Demand as Fed Sees no Urgency to Deliver Further Boost

The U.S. Federal Reserve delivered its latest policy update overnight where it left policy settings unchanged and committed to keep interest rates in the 0.25%-0% range for a great while longer.

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10 June 2020 Dollar Breaks toward 2020 Lows as Federal Reserve Decision Looms 

The Dollar was crumbling on Wednesday after having broken through a technical support level that broke its fall last week and was on route toward its 2020 lows ahead of the June Federal Reserve (Fe…

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