CFTC: USD net longs slipped for an eighth consecutive week - Rabobank
|Expectations that a phase 1 trade deal between the US and China could be close to being achieved coupled with another Fed rate cut in October have boosted risk appetite, according to analysts at Rabobank.
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"While this could create some safe-haven support for the USD, disappointing US economic data could undermine the greenback."
"Hopes for some reprieve from trade tensions have reduced demand for safe-haven assets – though this is set to reverse if a phase 1 trade deal cannot be signed."
"JPY net positions held in negative ground for a sixth consecutive week and shorts continued to rise."
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