The Dollar Jumps Back

Bank shares remain under pressure today. Equity markets in Asia-Pacific, Europe, and US futures are lower. The dollar's downside momentum has stalled. Read more here...

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Market Hears Dovish Fed Hike And Sells Dollars

USD remains under pressure following the Fed's rate hike. After a poor showing yesterday, US index futures are trading with a firmer bias. Europe's STOXX 600 is snapping a three-day advance.

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Tough Fed Decisions

The market has concluded that Fed will hike rates today. While USD drew support from the adjustment of Fed views yesterday, it is mostly softer today. US equity futures are narrowly mixed.

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Banking Stress Eases

Europe and US bank share indices rose yesterday. The large markets in Asia-Pacific traded higher. STOXX 600 is up 1.35%. S&P and Dow futures are up around 0.5%, NASDAQ futures are trailing.

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Terms Of UBS Acquisition Wipe Out Additional Tier 1 Capital And Spur Fresh Concerns

Asia-Pacific equities was a sea of red, and Japan and Australia indices shed more than 1%. Dollar Index remains within the range seen last Wednesday (~103.45-105.10) but is at the lower end.

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Fragile Calm To End The Volatile Week Even With The Quadruple Expirations

Ahead of the quadruple expiration in the US today, the equity futures are little changed but slightly firmer.

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Swiss National Bank Support Steadies Market As ECB Faces Difficult Choice

Amid the US banking crisis, Credit Suisse's woes are sending ripples through the capital markets, trigging a sharp slide in the euro. SNB support is helping the markets calm today.

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Does The U.S. Inflation Report Matter, Or Has It Been Superseded By Deflationary Forces Of A Financial Crisis?

Despite some high-profile calls to the contrary, we suspect the Fed will still hike rates by 25 bp next week. The dollar has come back better bid today but generally consolidating.

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U.S. Banking Crisis Swamps Other Considerations

The fear of a crisis that spurred a sharp drop in US rates ahead of the weekend pushed European rates sharply lower too. Find out more here.

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Market Prices In A Fed Cut In Q4 Ahead Of CPI, While ECB To May Deliver A 50 BP Hawkish Hike

The US February CPI will be reported on March 14. The UK's Chancellor of the Exchequer Hunt will deliver the spring budget on March 15.

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