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FX Daily, November 15: Investors Catch Breath, Markets Consolidate

2016-11-15

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2016-11-15

FX Performance, November 15 2016 Movers and Shakers
After a dramatic run since the US election, the capital markets are consolidating today. It is a bit too restrained to such a Turn Around Tuesday is unfolding. The euro is struggling to sustain corrective upticks through $1.08, and after a pullback is, the greenback pushed back above the JPY108 level like a beach ball held under water.

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Great Graphic: Euro-the Big Picture

2016-11-14

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2016-11-14

Eurofish
Most economists are focusing on either US monetary policy or US fiscal policy. We focus on the policy mix. After the policy mix, politics is also a weigh on the euro. Our long-term call is for the euro to revisit the lows from 2000.

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Cool Video: Reiterate Bullish Dollar Call on Bloomberg

2016-11-14

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2016-11-14

Bloomberg Marc Chandler
I was on Bloomberg TV this morning to weigh in on the dollar's rally. The US Dollar Index is flirting with the 100 area that has blocked side since last year. In my work, after a big run-up form around 80 in mid 2014, the Dollar Index has been consolidating. I have long anticipated a spring board for another leg up.

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FX Daily, November 14: Dollar Steps Up to Start Week

2016-11-14

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2016-11-14

FX Performance, November 14 2016 Movers and Shakers
The US dollar rally that moved into a higher gear in the second half of last week has begun the new week with a bang. It is up against nearly all the major and emerging market currencies. Even sterling, which last week, managed to eke out modest gains against the greenback is under pressure today.

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FX Weekly Preview: Forces of Movement

2016-11-13

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2016-11-13

US election results accelerated forces that were already present. Interest rates have appeared to bottom, fiscal stimulus in Canada and Japan already evident, and divergence between US and EMU/Japan monetary policy. US stimuli may reach when the economy is already near trend.

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Great Graphic: Growth in Federal Spending

2016-11-13

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2016-11-13

Federal spending growth under Obama is lower than under the previous four presidents. Subsequent to the chart, US federal spending has increased. It will likely increase more under the next President.

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An English Breakfast Causes Less Indigestion than the British Brexit

2016-11-13

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2016-11-13

Breakfast
Prime Minister May is appealing the High Court decision and preparing to present broad guidelines of her strategy. An early election; even if it could be arranged, it is not clear which wing of the Tories would win. May missed the opportunity to provide strong leadership when it was most needed.

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Great Graphic: Shifting Trade-Weighted Exchange Rates

2016-11-12

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2016-11-12

The dollar's trade-weighted index is firming and a couple percentage points from the year's high set in January. The yen's trade-weighted index is at several month lows, but remains dramatically higher ear-to-date. The euro's trade-weighted index has begun falling amid concerns that it is the next focus for the anti-globalization/nationalism movement. Sterling's trade-weighted index is extending its recovery as a softer Brexit is anticipated, the...

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FX Daily, November 11: Ramifications of Trump’s Election Continue to Drive Markets

2016-11-11

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2016-11-11

FX Performance, November 11 2016 Movers and Shakers
The forces unleashed by the US election results continue to drive the capitals markets. The combination of nationalism, reflation and deregulation are seen as good for US equities and the US dollar. It has not been so kind to US Treasuries, where the 10- and 30-year yield has risen about 32 bp this week coming into today's federal holiday that closes the bond market, while the stock market is open.

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Rising US Premium Lifts Dollar-Yen

2016-11-11

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2016-11-11

US 10-year rate premium is the largest in 2.5 years. US 2-year premium is the most since Q4 2008. Japanese investors likely will be buying foreign bonds, while foreigners may see opportunities in Japanese stocks after being large sellers in the first 9 months of the year.

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Cool Video: Chat with the FT’s John Authers

2016-11-11

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2016-11-11

Stumped
I was just as surprised as anyone by the election outcome. The initial market reaction was not as surprising, but the dramatic reversal was. About a dozen hours after the election was called, John Authers from the Financial Times came to my office and we chatted. Check out the cool video here.

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FX Daily, November 10: US Dollar, Equities, and Commodities Firmer as Reflation Trade Takes Hold

2016-11-10

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2016-11-10

FX Performance, November 10 2016 Movers and Shakers
GBP/CHF rates spiked by almost two cents during Wednesday’s trading, providing those clients holding Sterling with some of the best rates they’ve seen in the past few weeks. This move came following confirmation that Donald Trump had won the race for the White House, news which sent shockwaves through the market. How the outcome will affect the global markets is difficult to analyse at this point but could yesterday’s positive spike indicate better...

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China Update

2016-11-10

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2016-11-10

China
The evolving political situation in China is worth monitoring. China's trade surplus with the US has fallen this year. It has been roughly 20 years since China was formally labeled a currency manipulator. Trump has indicated he would do so.

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FX Daily, November 09: Mourning in America?

2016-11-09

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2016-11-09

FX Performance, November 09 2016 Movers and Shakers
Global capital markets have been roiled by Trump's stunning victory Swiss National Bank's Andrea Maechler promised interventions for the case that Trump wins the elections. It was probably not necessary. Only the EUR/CHF fell to 1.0753. Strangely the dollar and markets recovered.

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Cool Video: Bloomberg Interview – Peso, Equities, Yuan

2016-11-08

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2016-11-08

Mark Chandler
Even before the my polling station opened today, I had the privilege of being on Bloomberg Surveillance today with Gina Cervetti and Tom Keene. We talk about a wide range of issues directly and tangentially related to the US election. We discuss the outcome the market appears to be discounting.

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Romanticizing the Gig

2016-11-08

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2016-11-08

Humanostrich
Gigs are part of the new lexicon for a long existing phenomenon. It is largely but not solely a capital offensive to lower labor input costs. There may be short-run advantages but long-term challenges from the growth of the gig or contingent workforce.

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FX Daily, November 08: Consolidation Featured as Market Catches and Holds Breath

2016-11-08

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2016-11-08

FX Performance, November 08 2016 Movers and Shakers
The equity markets snapped their losing streak yesterday and are consolidating today. The US dollar is narrowly mixed. The euro and sterling are slightly firmer, but well within yesterday's ranges. The dollar-bloc is a bit lower, and once again the Australian dollar is struggling to sustain moves above $0.7700.

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FX Daily, November 07: Dollar Stabilizing After Bounce

2016-11-07

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2016-11-07

FX Performance, November 07 2016 Movers and Shakers
The DAX also gapped lower before the weekend and gapped higher today. It is stalling just ahead of the earlier gap from last week (10460-10508). It is up about 1.6% in late-morning turnover. The strongest sector is the financials, up 2.5%, with the banks up 3.4%. Deutsche Bank is snapping a five-session drop. It fell 9.1% last week. It has recouped more than half of that today.

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FX Weekly Preview: The US Election is The Driver in the Week Ahead

2016-11-06

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2016-11-06

Economic Events: Eurozone, Week November 07
Neither the Mexican peso's performance nor the fed funds futures seem to show that investors think the election is very close. Not all poll analysis showed what the Financial Times called "knife-edge". None of the poll analysis showed Trump winning, and many appear to have stabilized over the last couple of days.

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Carney’s Tenure: Brief Thoughts

2016-11-05

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2016-11-05

Marc Carney Bank of England
Not only is Carney not resigning, but he agreed to stay a year longer than initially agreed. He will stay for the two years that Brexit is negotiated. Sterling rallied, but did not challenge last week's highs.

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