Dollar Reverses Higher as Economy Refuses to Slow
The dollar looks set to close out August on a slightly stronger footing as signs of economic resilience help bolster the case for a more cautious rate-cutting cycle from the Federal Reserve. Treasury yields are ratcheting incrementally higher, stock markets are advancing – led by the biggest technology names – and most major currencies are trading sideways ahead of the North American open. Yesterday’s data releases showed the US economy defying the doom-and-gloom crowd. Real gross domestic product growth was revised upward for the second quarter from 2.8 percent to 3.0 percent, accelerating sharply from the first quarter’s 1.4 percent...