Is a ‘Bessent doctrine’ taking shape in global FX policy?
Rebecca Patterson is a senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, a globally recognized investor, and macroeconomic researcher.
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Street Calls of the Week
Wall Street kicked off the week with a flurry of bold calls on some of the market's most closely watched names, and at least one stock just scored a target price hike of more than 50 percent from a major…
South Korean Won: BoK tightening supports KRW against US Dollar – Commerzbank
Commerzbank’s Charlie Lay reports that the Bank of Korea (BoK) delivered a second consecutive 25 bp hike to 3.0% and kept a tightening bias, supporting KRW after its sharp appreciation since June. The bank expects a nea…
Vietnam: Exports and consumption stay robust – DBS
DBS Group strategists Taimur Baig and Nathan Chow forecast Vietnam’s goods exports to maintain strong double-digit growth at 27% year-on-year in August 2026, led by electronics and supported by external demand. Retail s…
South Korean Won: Higher rates and chip boom support gains – ING
ING’s Chris Turner reports that the Korean Won (KRW) continues to advance, driven by back-to-back Bank of Korea (BoK) rate hikes to 3.00% and a Dot Plot pointing to 3.25% in six months. Upgraded Gross Domestic Product (…
Philippine Peso: BSP tightening bias on inflation risks – DBS
DBS Group Research economists Radhika Rao and Chua Han Teng note that Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) raised its policy rate by 25 bps to 5.0% to anchor inflation expectations and support the Peso. Philippine Peso (PH…
Canadian dollar slips as trade tensions, Fed outlook keep loonie under pressure
Concerns about the US credit market have eased further since the weekend, prompting a hawkish repricing in the Fed curve and justifying a stronger dollar. EUR/USD may slip all the way to 1.160 in the next few days, but …
Chinese Yuan: Undervaluation and export gains questioned – Commerzbank
Commerzbank’s Volkmar Baur challenges recent internal analysis on CNY undervaluation and exports, arguing that China’s exchange-rate management and gold purchases point to deliberate weakening. He highlights China’s out…
Mexican Peso tumbles as Warsh embarks on inflation fight
The Mexican Peso (MXN) depreciates against the US Dollar (USD) on Friday, down by over 0.42% on hawkish remarks by Federal Reserve (Fed) Chair Kevin Warsh at the Jackson Hole Symposium. This prompted investors to price …
Kalshi cannot block Nevada oversight of prediction markets, US appeals court rules
Sports prediction markets are federally regulated in all 50 states, but knowing the states where you can use apps like Kalshi and Polymarket is challenging for new users. That's because some states are suing, causing sp…
The Canadian Dollar falls on the best quarter since 2023
Canada produced the strongest growth figure of the cycle and the Canadian Dollar is weaker for it.
Tokyo reaching 2% is not enough for the Japanese Yen
Japan delivered the inflation and labour data the Bank of Japan needs to move next month and the Japanese Yen is weaker for a fifth consecutive session. Tokyo Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation excluding food and ener…
Natural Gas: Hormuz risks and Qatari LNG disruption – BNY
Geoff Yu at BNY highlights that Middle East tensions and constrained traffic through the Strait of Hormuz are keeping key energy supply routes at risk.
Euro slides below 1.1600 as Warsh brings Fed rate hike back into play
EUR/USD falls sharply toward 1.1595 on Friday at the time of writing, losing 0.48% on the day, as the US Dollar (USD) rallies following Federal Reserve (Fed) Chair Kevin Warsh’s speech at the Jackson Hole Symposium.
Trump vows legal order to break up ’nasty monopoly’ in food processing
By Anett Rios and Alberto Fajardo HAVANA, Aug 28 (Reuters) – Cuban Gabriela Lopez runs a rescue center called Aldameros that would melt the heart of any cat lover. Cats of all shapes and sizes slink about, purring after…
Gold slides as Warsh's hawkish tilt lifts US Dollar and US yields
Gold price drops over 0.42% on Friday as Fed Chair Kevin Warsh confirms the Fed is focused on tackling inflation, pushing the US Dollar and US Treasury yields higher, while money markets have begun to price in a potenti…
US Dollar Index rallies as Warsh puts September rate hike back on the table
US Dollar Index (DXY) rallies on Friday, gaining 0.36% to trade around 99.50 at the time of writing, as Federal Reserve (Fed) Chair Kevin Warsh’s hawkish remarks at the Jackson Hole Symposium prompt investors to sharply…
Poland: Growth supported by investment rebound – ING
ING’s Adam Antoniak expects Poland’s 2Q26 GDP flash estimate to be confirmed at 3.8% year-on-year, with fixed investment rebounding strongly thanks to EU and RRF-funded projects. Private consumption is seen slowing slig…
British Pound: Energy-driven inflation risks support GBP against US Dollar – MUFG
MUFG highlights that rising European natural gas prices are reviving inflation risks, which could push the Bank of England toward another rate hike and underpin the Pound.
Aussie dollar eyes longest weekly winning streak since 2021 on hot CPI
The Australian dollar is poised to mark its longest weekly winning streak against the US dollar since 2021, after a hotter-than-expected inflation report prompted traders to price in a higher peak for the Reserve Bank o…
Nonfarm Payrolls face a reality check with key benchmark revision
US investors will watch on Friday a labor market report that is far less familiar than the monthly jobs release but has gained considerable importance following the spectacular revisions of recent years. The Bureau of L…
FX Daily: Keeping an Eye on the Long End
Gold (XAU/USD) trades practically flat for the second consecutive day on Friday, with the rejection from three-month highs near $4,700 hit earlier in the week contained at a previous resistance area, just below $4,600. …
Swiss Franc consolidates recent losses with the focus turning to Fed’s Warsh
The Swiss Franc (CHF) trades marginally lower against a somewhat firmer US Dollar (USD) on Friday, with market volatility subdued as investors await the speech of the Federal Reserve (Fed) Chairman, Kevin Warsh, at the …
Silver price today: Silver rises, according to FXStreet data
Silver prices (XAG/USD) rose on Friday, according to FXStreet data. Silver trades at $70.41 per troy ounce, up 1.68% from the $69.25 it cost on Thursday.