Yvonne the markets, the narrative seems to be pretty much the same all week. We are ending on the third week of losses when it comes to stocks. Stocks are lower. Dollar is catching a bid. Gold is catching a flight to safety. Dollaryen, 150. Watching bond markets closely. Extraordinary volatility we have seen. At least we are seeing yields temper a bit. The 10 year jgb yield is when we need to focus on. 0. 84 . Whether we do see some buying from the boj, they are offering some loans to banks to buy these bonds on the cheap to try to cap the yields right now. You take a look at how the rest of the market is set up for india and thailand. Thailand is opening up. India if there is the oil risk, tech earnings have disappointed to die wonder if this rally can continue. Rishaad looking at india and prospects to the downside, the rupee came close to a record low. It was the day before it hit record lows. We got a set index in bangkok on the way down to the bond is stable for a change with no w
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The world’s financial markets are encountering a force they didn’t bet on for 2024: A strong dollar is back and looks set to stay. Having entered the year predicting the greenback would decline, investors have been forced into a rethink by a red-hot US economy and sticky inflation requiring the…
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A resurgent US dollar is exasperating central bankers and governments around the world, forcing them into action to relieve the pressure on their own currencies.