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US dollar rebound
After seeing the US dollar index slide and struggle around the 90.0 figure, we finally have a return of US dollar strength with the index up at 93.30 levels when last checked. A confluence of factors including the elevated US government bond yield and the faltering of other developed markets’ economic indicators were seen contributing to this development. Specifically, the euro, which is also the most heavily weighted within the index, slipped substantially against the dollar on the back of slowing inflation and production numbers in the region.
USD/Asians
The ensuing impact on Asian currencies cannot be missed with the USD strength likewise leading multiple USD/Asian higher. Recapping on the trajectory of USD/Asian pairs for the past 1-month period, all but EMFX USD/PHP rose with the INR leading losses, followed by SGD and THB. The USD/SGD pair specifically saw prices defying the Monetary Authority of Singapore’s latest tightening move, bouncing up to eye the $1.35 figure into May. That being said, as with the trend in EUR/USD, prices have certainly ventured into overbought territory, putting into question whether a stall or reversal could be due.
Fundamentally, the factors mentioned above support further strengthening of the US dollar in the near term even as normalisation is eventually expected from the likes of the ECB and the BoJ that would be USD bearish. The question would be the clearance of major resistance as seen here with the $1.35 strong resistance that would fuel further momentum for the currency pair.
USD/SGD
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