ING strategists Francesco Pesole, Frantisek Taborsky and Chris Turner spotlight that increased actual US yields and a bond market sell-off are reinforcing Greenback energy. They argue the transfer is pushed by inflation issues, making it supportive for USD. ING sees upside dangers for the Greenback, with DXY doubtlessly breaking above 99.50, particularly if FOMC minutes trace at additional hawkishness.
Increased yields reinforce Greenback assist
“Increased actual US yields are again to driving greenback energy. Yesterday, we sensed that market endurance for any enchancment within the Gulf state of affairs was skinny, and the newest headlines didn’t dent the bearish bond momentum.”
“It’s price reiterating that, not like in 2025, this sell-off is being pushed by inflation issues quite than fiscal fears, making it unambiguously USD optimistic. Once we argued in February that the greenback’s decline was cyclical quite than structural, we constructed a USD protected haven gauge combining the greenback’s correlation with US equities and with 10-year Treasury yields. That measure now factors to the strongest protected haven enchantment for the greenback since late 2022, and the second-highest studying in our dataset again to 2005.”
“One other occasion to look at at this time is the discharge of April’s FOMC minutes, which is able to shed extra gentle on the reasoning for the three dissenters who most popular a much less dovish message. Any hints that went so far as including charge hikes to the dialogue might underpin the current hawkish repricing and add assist for the greenback.”
“Consequently, upside dangers to USD stay dominant except genuinely constructive information emerges from the Gulf. Experiences yesterday that NATO is contemplating intervention within the Strait of Hormuz to assist vessel passage didn’t elevate danger property in any significant approach. A break above 99.50 in DXY stays a sensible consequence even within the absence of renewed army escalation.”
“The continued bond market sell-off is providing excellent circumstances for greenback strengthening. Markets have probably raised the bar for leaping into new de-escalation trades, and we expect dangers stay on the upside for USD at this time. Within the UK, inflation shocked to the draw back, reducing the chance of a BoE hike.”
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