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<ul><li>FX Market Update—The firm USD is consolidating its recent gains.</li><li>There was some drift in the overall performance of the USD (DXY) through Asian and early European trading but the index has rebounded into the start of North American trade to near yesterday’s peak in the index near 104.60.</li><li>Stocks are mixed to a little firmer on the session while bond yields have edged fractionally higher (European debt is underperforming marginally).</li></ul>Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

FX Market Update—The firm USD is consolidating its recent gains.There was some drift in the overall performance of the USD (DXY) through Asian and early European trading but the index has rebounded into the start of North American trade to near yesterday’s peak in the index near 104.60.Stocks are mixed to a little firmer on the session while bond yields have edged fractionally higher (European debt is underperforming marginally).Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

<ul><li>The USD rallied hard on the back of Friday’s US jobs data as US yields popped sharply higher and the currency has built on those gains early Monday following Fed Chairman Powell’s “60 Minutes” interview last night (pre-recorded ahead of the NFP data) which further doused market expectations for a March rate cut.</li><li>Powell said the “danger of moving too soon is that the job is not done” and reiterated that policymakers may not have enough confidence that inflation is moving lower in a sustainable way by March.</li><li>March swaps reflect just 4bps of easing now, with a full 25bps cut not reflected in OIS pricing until June. </li></ul>Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

The USD rallied hard on the back of Friday’s US jobs data as US yields popped sharply higher and the currency has built on those gains early Monday following Fed Chairman Powell’s “60 Minutes” interview last night (pre-recorded ahead of the NFP data) which further doused market expectations for a March rate cut.Powell said the “danger of moving too soon is that the job is not done” and reiterated that policymakers may not have enough confidence that inflation is moving lower in a sustainable way by March.March swaps reflect just 4bps of easing now, with a full 25bps cut not reflected in OIS pricing until June. Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

FX Daily - USD Recovery Extends on Higher US Yields

External broker reports(aggregated public sources), Nordea

Nordea

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<ul><li>The FOMC held the Fed funds rate unchanged in the range 5.25 to 5.5%, as widely expected.</li><li>The Fed remains data dependent and want to see more good inflation data in order to “continuing evidence to build confidence” that inflation is sustainably back to 2% on a sustainable basis.</li><li>Moreover, the Fed is more confident that the peak rate is here and removed the hiking bias sentence from their press statement.The FOMC statement was on the hawkish side compared to markets expectations:“In considering any adjustments to the target range for the federal funds rate, the Committee will carefully assess incoming data, the evolving outlook, and the balance of risks.</li></ul>Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

The FOMC held the Fed funds rate unchanged in the range 5.25 to 5.5%, as widely expected.The Fed remains data dependent and want to see more good inflation data in order to “continuing evidence to build confidence” that inflation is sustainably back to 2% on a sustainable basis.Moreover, the Fed is more confident that the peak rate is here and removed the hiking bias sentence from their press statement.The FOMC statement was on the hawkish side compared to markets expectations:“In considering any adjustments to the target range for the federal funds rate, the Committee will carefully assess incoming data, the evolving outlook, and the balance of risks.Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

­­Fed Review: Not Confident to Cut Rates – Yet

<ul><li>The USD remains range-bound in broad terms and is trading mixed on the session again in the absence of a stronger sense of direction across the major currencies.</li><li>Gains in the dollar index (DXY) peaked around 103.8 yesterday, equating to a retest of last week’s high.</li><li>The turn lower in the index tilts short-term technical risks to the downside and a test of the 103 area but whether the markets can muster the momentum to push lower ahead of Wednesday’s FOMC decision remains to be seen. </li></ul>Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

The USD remains range-bound in broad terms and is trading mixed on the session again in the absence of a stronger sense of direction across the major currencies.Gains in the dollar index (DXY) peaked around 103.8 yesterday, equating to a retest of last week’s high.The turn lower in the index tilts short-term technical risks to the downside and a test of the 103 area but whether the markets can muster the momentum to push lower ahead of Wednesday’s FOMC decision remains to be seen. Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

<ul><li>The latest snapshot of FX sentiment and positioning provided by the CFTC data for the week through January 23rd reflect a further reduction in overall USD bearishness, in keeping with the broader USD rebound seen in early 2024 so far.</li><li>Non-commercial (speculative) traders pared aggregate USD shorts (against the major currencies we monitor for this report) USD3.6bn in the week through last Tuesday, taking the overall net short back to USD5.7bn.</li><li>Additional data shows Institutional Accounts (real money traders) clipping aggregate USD longs USD4.5bn on the week while Leveraged Accounts (hedge funds) reduced a small net long from the prior couple of weeks to effectively flat</li></ul>Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

The latest snapshot of FX sentiment and positioning provided by the CFTC data for the week through January 23rd reflect a further reduction in overall USD bearishness, in keeping with the broader USD rebound seen in early 2024 so far.Non-commercial (speculative) traders pared aggregate USD shorts (against the major currencies we monitor for this report) USD3.6bn in the week through last Tuesday, taking the overall net short back to USD5.7bn.Additional data shows Institutional Accounts (real money traders) clipping aggregate USD longs USD4.5bn on the week while Leveraged Accounts (hedge funds) reduced a small net long from the prior couple of weeks to effectively flatContent is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

CFTC Weekly Sentiment Report - USD Sentiment Improves on EUR Long Liquidation

United States

The US dollar is the official currency of the United States of America.

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FX Daily - USD Consolidates Gains

Stocks are mixed to a little firmer on the session while bond yields have edged fractionally higher (European debt is underperforming marginally).

Scotiabank

FX Daily - USD Recovery Extends on Higher US Yields

Powell said the “danger of moving too soon is that the job is not done” and reiterated that policymakers may not have enough confidence that...

Scotiabank

Fed Review: Not Confident to Cut Rates – Yet

The FOMC held the Fed funds rate unchanged in the range 5.25 to 5.5%, as widely expected. The Fed remains data dependent and want to see more good...

Nordea

FX Daily - USD Slips on Lower Yields

The USD remains range-bound in broad terms and is trading mixed on the session again in the absence of a stronger sense of direction across the...

Scotiabank

CFTC Weekly Sentiment Report - USD Sentiment Improves on EUR Long Liquidation

The latest snapshot of FX sentiment and positioning provided by the CFTC data for the week through January 23rd reflect a further reduction in...

Scotiabank

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FX Daily - USD Consolidates Gains

Stocks are mixed to a little firmer on the session while bond yields have edged fractionally higher (European debt is underperforming marginally).

Scotiabank

FX Daily - USD Recovery Extends on Higher US Yields

Powell said the “danger of moving too soon is that the job is not done” and reiterated that policymakers may not have enough confidence that...

Scotiabank

­­Fed Review: Not Confident to Cut Rates – Yet

The FOMC held the Fed funds rate unchanged in the range 5.25 to 5.5%, as widely expected. The Fed remains data dependent and want to see more good...

Nordea

FX Daily - USD Slips on Lower Yields

The USD remains range-bound in broad terms and is trading mixed on the session again in the absence of a stronger sense of direction across the...

Scotiabank

CFTC Weekly Sentiment Report - USD Sentiment Improves on EUR Long Liquidation

The latest snapshot of FX sentiment and positioning provided by the CFTC data for the week through January 23rd reflect a further reduction in...

Scotiabank

Fed Review: Not Confident to Cut Rates – Yet