Sophia Drossos
Sophia Drossos
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The Australian dollar is relatively more sensitive to the global growth cycle -- not just commodities, but leverage to trade with Asia, especially China.
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Reinforcement of imbalances and lack of saving in the United States is not dollar-friendly.
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Investors got too excited about a near-term policy change. This is probably not the time to bet on yen strength. We need to add more fuel to the fire to get going.
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But it's nothing really fundamental: Is it interest rates backing up in the U.S.? Rate expectations backing up? Or the fact that the dollar fell too far too fast last week? It's probably a combination of all of that.
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What you really need for the yen to strengthen is some clarity on when ZIRP will end. ZIRP is key.