Haven no more? US dollar’s ‘smile’ starting to look lopsided


Anxiety, tension and uncertainty are running extremely high. — Reuters

This week’s steep US dollar plunge may be more remarkable than it appears on first glance because the greenback has failed to respond positively to intensifying global political and market stress, suggesting a profound shift in market behaviour may be afoot.

One could argue that the US dollar has simply been tracking US interest rate expectations and debt yields lower over the past week.

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