The dollar traded lower against its major peers on Tuesday as US Treasury yields pulled back after hitting a new high. The pound was among the main gainers, surging after a report noted that the terms of the UK’s exit from the EU could be settled next week.
USD Pulls Back as US Treasury yields Come off Their Highs
The dollar traded lower against all but one of the other G10 currencies on Tuesday. It managed to gain fractionally only against SEK. The main winners against the greenback were NZD, GBP and AUD in that order, while the currency that gained the least was JPY.
In our view, the pattern suggests a slight improvement in investors’ risk appetite. Monday's big gainer, the safe-haven yen, performed poorly against the dollar, while the commodity-linked currencies...
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