US Dollar Index: Fed pricing and risk-off flows keep DXY supported – ING

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ING’s Chris Turner sees the US Dollar (USD) underpinned by hawkish Federal Reserve repricing and a risk-off tone in equities ahead of key United States (US) Consumer Price Index (CPI) and Producer Price Index (PPI) data. With the Fed in blackout before the June FOMC, he expects limited pushback against tighter pricing and anticipates US Dollar Index (DXY) staying firm, potentially testing resistance around 100.25/65 as cyclical drivers dominate.

Hawkish repricing and tech-led risk-off

"At some point, that expected tightening will be too aggressive, but we cannot see that story being unwound this week. This is because it is another week for US price data, where the May headline CPI reading is expected to push through 4% year-on-year, and PPI final demand should remain near 6% YoY. We are now also in a Fed communication blackout period ahead of the 17 June FOMC meeting, meaning there is little to no scope for the Fed doves to push back against this pricing."

"In fact, we see the dollar staying bid into that FOMC meeting, given the market expects the central bank to remove its implicit easing bias."

"An unwind of risk assets and especially an unwind of emerging market positions is normally dollar-positive. This probably adds weight to US Treasuries as well, given that emerging market nations (and presumably Japan again sometime) will be liquidating Treasuries for FX intervention operations."

"One further source of dollar selling this week could come from Korea's National Pension Service. In exceptional times, it can increase its benchmark 15% hedge ratio on foreign assets and has said that it is doing so today."

"DXY should stay bid and looks biased to test resistance in the 100.25/65 area. The dollar's recent strength is a reminder that cyclical rather than structural factors continue to dominate."

(This article was created with the help of an Artificial Intelligence tool and reviewed by an editor.)

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