18 December 2015 US Dollar Forecast 2016: A Year of Two Halves

Analysts at two major banks see a strengthening dollar in the first half of 2016 as contributing to the FOMC stopping their rate hike journey in the middle of 2016.

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18 December 2015 Australian, New Zealand & Canadian Dollars Suffer on USD Recovery

During the December 17 trading session commodity currencies declined over 1% against the USD.

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18 December 2015 USD/JPY Range-bound after Recent BoJ-Inspired Volatility Dissipates

The yen weakened steeply after the BOJ rate meeting on Friday, after the central bank made technical changes to its asset-purchase programme, which were interpreted by some as consituting further eโ€ฆ

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17 December 2015 'Dovish' US Interest Rate Hike Limits Downside in EM Foreign Exchange

The majority of EM countries must be breathing a sigh of relief after the US Federal Reserve delivered a dovish hike, limiting downside pressure of their currencies in 2016.  

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17 December 2015 FOMC Has Finally Lifted US Rates, Cities Robust Economy

On December 16, 2015, the FOMC raised its interest rate by 25bps, as was largely predicted, but with dovish sentiments.

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17 December 2015 U.S Dollar in the Wake of the Fed Decision: The Pro's Give Their Predictions

The Fed increased interest rates by a quarter of a percent at its December rate meeting on Wednesday, but what did opinion-makers make of the move? 

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15 December 2015 US Dollar: Even the Bears are Long USD According to BofA survey

Being long the dollar is the โ€œmost crowded-tradeโ€ according to over half the respondents of a key money-manager survey, conducted by Bank of America Merril Lynch, in December.   

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