Archive for: July, 2019

Post date: 29/07/2019 11:46 The general increase in risk appetite was a plus for the US Dollar last week. Strong economic growth data in the US, higher bond yields and an ECB all but committing to a September cut all buoyed the greenback, which ended the week higher against every major world currency. The lone…

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Post date: 22/07/2019 09:37 In a week with little market moving data or policy news, G10 currencies traded in tight ranges while emerging market ones continued to crawl higher against developed ones, buoyed by the very low interest rates in the latter. While no G10 currencies moved more than 1%, the general theme was modestly…

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Post date: 01/07/2019 10:01 The miserly yields available throughout the G10 fixed-income universe continued to push investors into higher-yielding emerging markets last week. Last week’s winners were the Indonesian and Indian Rupias as well as the South African Rand. The Euro held the dollar to a draw, while Sterling struggled again on investors jitters about…

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