Geopolitical jitters
• Market jitters. Geopolitics & ‘hawkish’ macro signals dampened sentiment & supported the USD overnight. AUD unwound yesterday’s uptick.• USD trends. The pricing in & enacting of the Trump policy agenda, coupled with geopolitical uncertainty, is a recipe for lingering USD strength.• Central banks. Odds of another near-term rate cut by the BoE & US Fed were pared back. Markets only fully discounting a RBA move by July. A few market jitters returned overnight with the rebound in risk sentiment late in the previous days trade fading. Concerns about an escalation in the Russia/Ukraine conflict is a factor keeping traders...