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How could a Trump or Biden victory impact geopolitics?
It looks like Election Day will be Groundhog Day, with the US heading toward a rematch between former President Donald Trump and current...

James Lee
Apr 26, 2024


Japan’s MoF goes MIA as the yen continues to weaken
The US dollar is ending the week a touch softer against most currencies despite another set of hotter-than-expected US inflation figures....

James Lee
Apr 26, 2024


Dollar in consolidation mode, despite Middle East escalation
Financial markets have largely taken the latest escalation in the Middle East over the past week in stride. Having spiked from $87pb to...

James Lee
Apr 19, 2024


Dollar soars on CPI bombshell; more to come?
The US dollar has surged in the wake of another too-hot US CPI print, a dovish ECB and disappointing credit data out of China. The DXY...

James Lee
Apr 12, 2024


Payrolls report points to continued near-term dollar resilience
Another robust US non-farm payrolls report has seen the dollar rebound a bit, unwinding some of its losses earlier in the week and...

James Lee
Apr 5, 2024


Currencies calm ahead of next round of key US data
The US dollar has eked out small gains against some major currencies so far this week, leaving the DXY index just below 105 at the time...

James Lee
Mar 28, 2024


Quasi-dovish Fed can’t keep the dollar down for long
The US dollar has bounced back from its brief drop after the FOMC’s policy announcement and Chair Powell’s press conference, and is...

James Lee
Mar 22, 2024


Inflation uncertainty could keep the dollar stronger for longer
Stronger-than-expected CPI and PPI data out of the US were the key catalysts for the greenback’s rebound this week, as investors...

James Lee
Mar 15, 2024


Yen on the move as payrolls brings dollar back to square one
Today’s softish US non-farm payrolls report, combined with Fed Chair Powell’s relatively neutral testimony to Congress earlier in the...

James Lee
Mar 8, 2024


Calm in FX markets lowers the bar for further dollar strength
The dollar has remained roughly unchanged against most major currencies over the past two weeks. Given that our expectations for upcoming...

James Lee
Mar 1, 2024


What Is the Advance/Decline Ratio (ADR)?
The advance-decline ratio (ADR) is a popular market-breadth indicator used in technical analysis. It compares the number of stocks that closed higher against the number of stocks that closed lower than their previous day's closing prices. To calculate the advance-decline ratio, deduct or divide the number of advancing shares by the number of declining shares. Investors can compare the moving average of the advance-decline ratio (ADR) to the performance of a market index such

James Lee
Feb 29, 2024


US dollar struggles amid “risk on” mood in broader markets
The tailwind of US equity outperformance appears to be fading for the greenback, as the DXY Index looks set to post its first weekly fall...

James Lee
Feb 23, 2024


Diverging inflation stories prop up dollar, for now
The theme of the week has been one of diverging inflation stories which have helped boost the US dollar. These divergences came not just ...

James Lee
Feb 16, 2024


Dollar inches higher even as US equities hit new milestone
While the dollar has fallen back a touch over the past couple of days, it has held on to most of its post-payrolls gains. The DXY index...

James Lee
Feb 9, 2024


FX Turnover Rises, But Slowly
Data released by seven FX committees around the world indicates that the FX market continued to grow through to October 2023, but that...

James Lee
Feb 5, 2024


The U.S. Dollar
The U.S. economy added jobs at a robust pace in January, the latest surprise delivered by a labor market that has repeatedly defied...

James Lee
Feb 2, 2024


Can “King Dollar” draw investors’ gaze from “Goldilocks”?
The DXY index seems set to close this week at its strongest level in almost two months, breaking out of a narrow range amid a flurry of...

James Lee
Feb 2, 2024


Dollar rally takes a breather ahead of Fed and key US data
The US dollar seems set to remain within a tight range against most major currencies this week. At face value, the stronger-than-expected...

James Lee
Jan 26, 2024


Dollar grinds higher alongside rising equities and UST yields
The US dollar’s rebound has gained momentum this week amid hawkish rhetoric from Fed officials and more evidence out of the US – notably...

James Lee
Jan 19, 2024


The stalemate in currency markets continues
After a strong start to the year, the US dollar seems set to end the week broadly unchanged against most currencies, as inflation data...

James Lee
Jan 12, 2024
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