The Dollar’s Last Illusion
For months, markets repeated the same reassuring narrative. The dollar remained strong. US equities remained elevated. Treasury yields continued to attract global capital despite deficits,...
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Japan’s Bond Market Starts Cracking and the Dollar System May Be Next
For years, global finance functioned around a dangerous but convenient illusion: Japan would finance everybody forever. The country remained the ultimate source of global liquidity....
The Rupee’s Reprieve, India’s Trap
The rupee has bounced. That is the headline. The problem is that the bounce changes very little. India’s central bank has chosen the regulatory route...
When Silence Becomes Intervention
By quietly asking New York traders to confirm prices as the yen surged on Friday, US authorities sent a message louder than any communiqué: the...
Beijing’s Silent Symphony: Undermining the Dollar, One Bond at a Time
While Washington busies itself with tax theatrics and tariff tantrums under Trump 2.0, Beijing is quietly tuning its instruments for a more strategic performance: the...
Trump’s Tariffs: is it the end of the King dollar?
As President Donald Trump proudly imposes the highest tariffs in over a century, a more delicate debate simmers beneath the surface: Is the US dollar...
Dollar Dilemma: Trump’s 100% Tariff Threat to Those Daring to Ditch the Greenback”
Donald Trump has added another weapon to his protectionist arsenal, vowing to make it painfully expensive for any country attempting to ditch the US dollar....
The dollar will remain strong in 2024
The resurgence of the American dollar exasperates central bankers and governments worldwide, forcing them to act to relieve pressure on their currency. From Tokyo to...
Egypt devalues its currency by over 30%
Egypt has devalued its currency, allowing it to weaken by about 35%. The pound plunged to 48.18 to the dollar in Cairo, down from around...