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Why the US dollar and yields climbed despite soft headline GDP

Why the US dollar and yields climbed despite soft headline GDP
The US dollar is stronger across the board after US GDP in Q1 grew just 1.1% compared to 2.0% expected.USD/JPY is up about 60 pips and the strength in the dollar is broad based.US Treasury yields are also higher after the print, with 2-year notes up 10.1 bps to 4.02%.Not surprisingly, it's all about the details of the report. A big one is that inflation measures in the report ran high in a sign that the Fed will need to keep rates higher for longer.Equally important was the composition of the re... Read More
Posted: Apr 27 2023, 12:51
Author Name: forexlive
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