New Overnight Developments Abroad - Daily Update
Quarter-End, a Flood of Reported Data, and an Eagerly Awaited Speech by Biden on His Infrastructure Plans
March 31, 2021
The dollar is trading modestly lower (e.g. -0.1% on the DXY weighted index) on this final day of the first quarter. In overnight equity market action, share prices climbed almost 1% in Australia and New Zealand but have slipped in Asia and, to a lesser degree, in Europe. The S&P 500 and DJIA futures indices […] More
New Overnight Developments Abroad - Daily Update
Another Fine Daily Session for the Dollar
March 30, 2021
The dollar advanced 0.3% overnight on a weighted basis to a 4-5 month high. The Turkish lira took one of the largest hits; at an intraday low of 8.4595 per dollar, the lira had lost 3% but subsequently cut that slide in half. Against other currencies today, the dollar has risen 0.5% against the yen, […] More
Deeper Analysis
Does Aggressive U.S. Pandemic Relief Risk an Unacceptably Big Future Inflation Problem?
March 29, 2021
Economists are divided on this question. Although more feel any inflationary fallout will be either temporary or manageable, some big names in the field like former Treasury Secretary Summers believe that the combination of prolonged very stimulative monetary policy, the CARES Act, subsequent government relief packages, and the Biden Administration’s fiscal plans to rebuild infrastructure […] More
New Overnight Developments Abroad - Daily Update
U.S. Stock Futures Down but Dollar Marginally Stronger
March 29, 2021
Few significant developments abroad have been reported this Monday. The biggest story, associated with a bank-intensive drop in U.S. equity futures, has been the the suspected large losses just before the weekend of the Archegus hedge fund, which was believed responsible for some heavy block selling on Friday. The week ahead will be shortened by […] More
Foreign Exchange Insights and Next Week
Next Week’s Menu: March 27 – April 2, 2021
March 26, 2021
Central Banks: Chilean monetary policy will be reviewed in the coming week, and the Bank of Japan’s quarterly Tankan survey of corporate conditions and expectations will be published. Holidays and Special Events: Many countries will be closed for Good Friday on April 2 including the United States, U.K., key market centers in Continental Europe, Australia, […] More
New Overnight Developments Abroad - Daily Update
Dollar Ending Week on an Up-Note But Euro Steady
March 26, 2021
The dollar overnight appreciated another 0.35% on a trade weighted basis, but strength wasn’t even this time. The dollar rose 0.6% against the yen and 1.0% relative to the Turkish lira. The key EUR/USD relationship is unchanged, and the greenback has slipped 0.4% versus the New Zealand and Australian dollars, 0.3% vis-a-vis the Canadian dollar […] More
New Overnight Developments Abroad - Daily Update
Differentiated Growth and Covid Prospects According to Efficiency of Vaccine Roll-Outs
March 25, 2021
The dollar has been taking its cue lately from vaccine news. The United States has handled the roll-out much better the Europe. Britain had been getting vaccinated at a good clip, too, but now faces a possible EU ban of vaccine exports to the U.K.. Japan’s Covid spread has also picked up lately. The proliferation […] More
New Overnight Developments Abroad - Daily Update
European March Purchasing Manager Surveys Show Healthier Growth than Expected but Perhaps Outdated Due to Worsening Covid There
March 24, 2021
The dollar strengthened in Asian trading, reaching its strongest trade-weighted level since Thanksgiving, but it has subsequently trimmed those gains. Compared to Tuesday closings, the dollar is up 0.3% relative to the Turkish lira and sterling and by 0.1% versus the euro, Swiss franc and DXY effective value. Dollar/yen is unchanged, and so are the […] More
New Overnight Developments Abroad - Daily Update
Dollar Strengthens on Comparatively Better U.S. Economic and Vaccine Deployment Outlook
March 23, 2021
The dollar advanced broadly overnight by 1.8% against the New Zealand dollar, 1.4% relative to the Turkish lira, 1.0% versus the Australian dollar, 0.7% against the Mexican peso, 0.6% vis-a-vis the Swiss franc and sterling, 0.5% against the euro and 0.4% versus the Canadian dollar and on a trade-weighted basis. Investors are awaiting today’s releases of […] More
New Overnight Developments Abroad - Daily Update
Plunge in Turkish Lira after Central Bank President There is Sacked
March 22, 2021
The mercurial political leader of Turkey, President Erdogan, fired Turkey’s central bank president on Saturday, two days after the 1-week repo rate had been raised to 19% from 17%. In the face of rapidly accelerating Turkish inflation, which reached 15.6% last month, the central bank policy rate had also been lifted by 200 basis points […] More
