23 December 2015 US Dollar: Housing Steadier than it Seems

Analysts have described U.S housing as having lost momentum, yet if you strip out recent regulatory changes is the picture still as bad? 

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21 December 2015 USD: Why have Treasury Yields Fallen Since the FOMC; How Could this Affect the Dollar?

An out-of-keeping fall in U.S Treasury yields since the FOMC has led analysts to delay their expectations of the pace of Fed tightening in 2016. 

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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 e…

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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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