Has US dollar hedging hype faded? – FX Markets Skip to main content End of drawer navigation content While the initial wave of real money USD hedging flows disappointed some dealers, many believe there is more to come When concerns about incoming tariffs earlier this year led to the US dollar shedding its traditional role
On Thursday, European stocks went up slightly after the Federal Reserve’s first interest rate cut since December 2024. The overall European STOXX 600 index rose by 0.5% with widespread gains across different sectors. In Denmark, Novo Nordisk’s shares increased by 2.6% after new data showed that an experimental pill version of its drug, Wegovy, helped
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2025.09.18 2025.09.18 US Dollar Edges Higher As Powell Makes Risky Gambit. Forecast as of 18.09.2025 Dmitri Demidenkohttps://www.litefinance.org/blog/authors/dmitri-demidenko/ Only one dissenting FOMC member, appointed by the US president, Stephen Miran, demonstrated the Fed’s unity and independence. This is a clear setback for the US administration, which is advocating for a weaker dollar. Let’s discuss this topic
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The monetary policy announcement from the Bank of England is the top economic event due on Thursday. The BoE is widely expected to hold its benchmark bank rate at 4.00 percent after a quarter-point reduction in August. The bank had lowered the rate five times since August 2024 and took it to the lowest since
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Donald Trump’s push to reshape global trade and pressure the Federal Reserve into cutting rates is prompting investors to trim exposure to US assets, according to Mercer LLC. Bloomberg carry the report. Hooman Kaveh, Mercer’s global CIO, said more of the firm’s 3,900 clients — who oversee $17 trillion — are shifting funds into Europe,
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Japan core machine orders data for July 2025. These data are a leading indicator of capital spending in the coming six to nine months. It’s a volatile data set. -4.6% m/m expected -1.7%, prior 3.0% +4.9% y/y expected +5.4%, prior +7.6% The y/y headline flattered the data, that m/m is terrible. – The Bank of
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In a widely expected move, the Federal Reserve on Wednesday announced that it has decided to lower interest rates by a quarter point, marking the first rate cut of 2025. The Fed said it decided to lower the target range for the federal funds rate by 25 basis points to 4.0 percent to 4.25 percent,
This ongoing session is huge and still far from over! The BoC rate decision (09:45 ET) and press conference just concluded with the as expected rate cut to 2.50%, pretty bearish on the Canadian economy but the CAD is holding well (for now). In about 2.5 hours, the spotlight shifts to the Fed at 14:00
Bank of Canada (BoC) Governor Tiff Macklem addressed reporters’ questions, offering insights into the central bank’s monetary policy outlook. His remarks came after the BoC lowered its interest rate by 25 basis points to 2.50%, a move that markets had broadly anticipated. BoC press conference key highlights Wage growth continued to ease. The preferred core
