The US financial markets were enveloped in a wave of risk aversion that continued into Asian session, primarily driven by the notable surge in Treasury yields. This uptick in yields followed an auction of seven-year debt that closed with higher than anticipated yields, raising alarms about weakening demand for US Treasuries. This concern was compounded
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Risk aversion is the prevailing theme in the global markets today, with major European indexes trading in the red and US futures pointing to a lower open. Australian Dollar reversed its earlier post-CPI gains and is currently the worst performer of the day, followed by New Zealand Dollar and Canadian Dollar. In contrast, Swiss Franc
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The world is mired in $315 trillion of debt, according to a report from the Institute of International Finance. This global debt wave has been the biggest, fastest and most wide-ranging rise in debt since World War II, coinciding with the Covid-19 pandemic. “This increase marks the second consecutive quarterly rise and was primarily driven by emerging markets,
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The selling in bonds is what stood out in trading yesterday. And that reverberated to stocks and also underpinned the dollar in US trading. The two Treasury auctions here and here played a part, but it’s definitely also a tricky one with month-end also in consideration. In any case, the dollar is still staying in
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Australian Dollar strengthened broadly in Asian session today, shrugging off lackluster retail sales data. Instead, Aussie is responding positively to Shanghai’s announcement of significant policy measures aimed at boosting the housing market. Yesterday, China’s commercial and financial hub declared it would relax home purchase restrictions and provide subsidies for new flat buyers. This move is
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The Greenback managed to regain some late traction and trimmed most of its daily losses amidst a decent bounce in US yields and diminishing expectations of a rate cut by the Fed in September. Here is what you need to know on Wednesday, May 29: The USD Index (DXY) rebounded from multi-day lows near 104.30
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In the last five hours, US 10-year yields have swung nearly 10 basis points higher. It’s an ugly turn in fixed income after a strong start and was driven by a handful of factors: The two-year note auction tailed by a full basis point despite a decent concession shortly before The selling continued after the
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