Dollar Juggernaut Gains Momentum
The almighty greenback is trading near a two-year high after Friday’s non-farm payrolls report reinforced expectations for a prolonged pause in the Federal Reserve’s easing cycle. When measured against a basket of its most widely-traded counterparts, the dollar is at its strongest levels since November 2022, supported by ten-year Treasury yields that are inexorably moving closer to the 5 percent threshold that was last broken in October 2023. Most major currencies are down roughly three quarters of a percentage point from Friday’s open, although the Canadian dollar is outperforming after December’s surprisingly-large gain in jobs, and the British pound is...