Author : Marc Chandler

The US dollar is set to close the week on a strong note.  The relatively constructive data is boosting confidence that the Federal Reserve will have the opportunity it...

The country is insisting that its creditors take a 40% haircut, or it threatens to declare a unilateral moratorium.  Important but self-imposed deadlines are approaching.  The country is not...

The US dollar's losses have accelerated.  The key drivers are not domestic but emanate from Europe and Japan.  Evidence continues to accumulate that point to a moderate recovery in...

The dollar often appears confined to a trading range against the yen. This was the case from last December through mid-May.  When it looks like it is trending, as...

The losses the US dollar suffered yesterday extended into Asia today.  The dollar stabilized in Europe.  Short-term technical indicators warn against expecting a deep retracement today.  Support for the...

China is the world's largest exporter.  Yet with the exception of the distortions caused by the timing of the Lunar New Year holiday, China's exports have been falling on...

EM has started the week on a weak footing.  The results of the Turkish elections knocked the lira down over 3% and the BIST down nearly 6%.  More broadly...

The last time a horse won the Triple Crown was at the start of the first dollar rally after Bretton Woods collapsed.  It has been 37 years and we...

The most important driver of the dollar remains the de-synchronization of the monetary policy cycle.  The early and more aggressive action by the US, and the institutional flexibility, leaves...

The strong US employment data stopped the dollar's downside correction in its tracks.  It offset the unwinding of the long German bund/short euro hedge that had sent the euro...