Global Currency Markets Await Outcome Of Interest Rate Cuts, Potential Trump Re-Election: ‘The Music Isn’t Playing In FX So Far This Year’
April 4, 2024 8:38 AM | 2 min read |
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Global investors and traders are keenly observing the potential impact of worldwide interest rate reductions and the outcome of the U.S. election on the global currency markets, which have been stagnant for nearly four years.
What Happened: The world’s leading central banks have been maintaining a status quo, leading to a decrease in both historical and expected volatility, Reuters reported on Sunday. This has had a significant impact on FX traders who depend on divergent movements between regional bond yields.
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The implied currency volatility gauge of Deutsche Bank is currently at a two-year low, approaching levels seen before the pandemic.
“The music isn’t playing in FX so far this year,” stated Andreas Koenig, the head of global FX at Amundi, Europe’s biggest asset manager.
However, central banks are gradually starting to make moves. The Swiss National Bank was the first major central bank to reduce borrowing costs this cycle in March. The Federal Reserve, European Central Bank, and Bank of England are anticipated to follow suit later in the year.
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The upcoming U.S. election and decisions on interest rate reductions are predicted to be the primary macro events influencing the currency markets.
“Tariffs, extra tax, means the dollar could get stronger,” stated Themos Fiotakis, global head of FX strategy at Barclays. Barclays anticipates a 3% rally for the dollar if Trump is re-elected.
The election outcome could lead to increased volatility in the $7.5-trillion-a-day global currency market. Traders are gearing up for potential shifts in the Mexican peso, Polish zloty, and the yuan, all of which declined after Trump’s 2016 victory.
Why It Matters: Earlier this year, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell stated that the Fed did not “need to be in a hurry to cut” interest rates, despite rising inflation. However, concerns over a potential delay in Federal Reserve rate cuts grew in early April, weighing on Asian stocks.
At present, the decrease in volatility is restricting trading opportunities. However, rate changes are starting to generate pockets of volatility, with the Bank of Japan’s rate hike in March causing the yen to plummet and leading to fluctuations in Asian currencies, including China’s yuan.
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