Dollar Retreats As Market Momentum Slows
The ‘Sell America’ trade is back in play this morning. The dollar is unwinding last week’s gains and is down against all of its major counterparts, US equity markets are setting up for a bruising open, and the Treasury curve is bear steepening*, with 30-year yields pushing back above the 5-percent threshold on growing concerns surrounding Washington’s fiscal trajectory. Oil prices are up on an unsubstantiated report suggesting that Israel is planning a strike against Iranian nuclear facilities. Fiscal concerns are growing more acute. Republican lawmakers are reportedly close to approving a bill that would renew President Trump’s 2017 tax...