USD Remains 'King', Highest Bond Yield in 10 Months!

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 The greenback's strengthening momentum continued in the European session, seeing the currency king remain trading at a two-month high against its main rival.


The dollar index, which measures the strength of the greenback, traded firm at around 103.48 against six other major currencies.


The strengthening also followed a rise in US 10-year bond yields which reached a new high since October at 4.30%.


Minutes of the FOMC's latest meeting show there are some policymakers who want interest rates to remain unchanged due to concerns about economic risks.


However, the final result saw interest rates raised following inflationary risks that may require further policy tightening.



According to CME Group's FedWatch tool, the market currently expects a more than 30% probability that the Fed will raise interest rates again by 25 basis points before the end of the year.


In the meantime, the market is also shrouded in concern about economic problems in China which is feared to face new challenges in the financial and real estate crisis.


This led to risk-sensitive currency trading, the Aussie and New Zealand dollars continued to languish around 9-month lows against the greenback.


Disappointing Australian jobs data in July also put pressure on Aussie dollar trades.


Meanwhile, the euro and pound remained weak at two-month lows against a stronger greenback.

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