Easing Hopes Unwind Further, Putting Pressure on Currency Markets
The dollar is recovering, ten-year Treasury yields are pushing higher, and risk sentiment is worsening as traders further downgrade odds on rate cuts from the Federal Reserve, forcing investors to brace for a modest tightening in financial conditions. The Canadian dollar is surging on an unexpectedly-strong jobs report, which is also lowering expectations for an accelerated pace of monetary easing in coming months. The Bureau of Labor Statistics yesterday reported an unexpectedly-large increase in underlying inflation. The core consumer price index – which excludes food and energy costs – climbed 0.3 percent month-over-month in September, reversing a period of declines...