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Turkish Turmoil as US Fiscal Easing and Monetary Tightening Continues

The US dollar index has recently broken above the 95 'resistance level'. The index rose to 96.98 on August 15…

US vs China: The Surging Greenback and the Trade War Favour the US

The immediate focus of markets of late has been the resurgent US dollar (see following chart) amid the collapse of…

US Dollar Strength Usher Emerging Market Credit Tears

Growth remains seemingly benign, most particularly in the US with the Atlanta Fed’s GDPNow model indicating 3%YoY growth last quarter…

Gold, Bond and FX Markets Not Buying Forecast Fed Interest Rate Hikes

The new Federal Reserve chairman’s first FOMC meeting this week, and subsequent press conference, has confirmed that Jerome Powell is…