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Market Snapshot
Key foreign exchange variables, updates daily
This table provides a concise snapshot of key market variables that influence major foreign-exchange pairs. It combines recent performance indicators (% change over the last 5 days and year-to-date), technical trading levels (50-, 100-, and 200-day moving averages; pivot points), and macro-financial drivers (policy interest rates, money-market deposit rates, and government bond yields at the 2- and 10-year maturities). By showing yield differentials—spreads between US rates and those in each currency’s home market—the table highlights one of the primary forces behind currency movements: interest-rate expectations and relative return opportunities. Finally, the inclusion of implied volatility gives a quick sense of how much uncertainty or risk is priced into each currency over the near term.
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Spot Performance
Gain (+) or loss (-) against USD, year to date, %, updates daily
Represents the percentage change, along with the minimum and maximum change in the nominal exchange rate relative to the US dollar year to date.

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DXY-Weighted Yield Differential
Foreign-US 10-year government bond yield differentials, %
Represents the difference between the 10-year US Treasury yield and a weighted basket of 10-year yields for the Euro Area, Japan, the UK, Canada, Sweden, and Switzerland. Positive values indicate higher yields in US dollars relative to other currencies, while negative values imply the opposite.

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Currency Volatility
Realized 3-month historical G7 currency volatility v. implied volatility, 3-month ATM options, updates weekly
Represents realized volatility - the scale and frequency of moves over the prior three months - and implied volatility - the market’s expectations of moves over the next three months. Realized volatility is measured using the annualized standard deviation of daily returns over a three-month rolling time horizon, and implied volatility is derived from at-the-money three-month currency options.
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Equity Volatility
VIX Volatility Index, NSA, adjusted for breaks, updates daily
The VIX Volatility Index is a measure of the stock market's expectation of volatility based on S&P 500 index options. It does not directly measure volatility in currency markets, but large movements in global foreign exchange rates are often associated with spikes in the VIX.
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Speculative Positioning
Net long (+) or short (-) futures position held by large speculators, billions US dollars, updates weekly
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission's weekly Commitments of Traders report provides a breakdown of the net positions for "non-commercial" (speculative) traders in US futures markets. Market participants follow the data to identify extreme long or short positions in a currency - something that can signal a trend reversal.
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Turnover by Currency
"Net-Net" basis, April 2022 daily averages, billions USD
Turnover by Currency measures the USD-equivalent value of spot contracts executed on a global basis during an average trading day. Figures on a "net-net" basis are corrected for local and cross-border inter-dealer double-counting.
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Turnover by Instrument
"Net-Net" basis, April 2022 daily averages, billions USD
Turnover by Instrument measures the USD-equivalent value of spot transactions, outright forwards, foreign exchange and currency swaps, options non-deliverable forwards, and other contracts executed on a global basis during an average trading day. Figures on a "net-net" basis are corrected for local and cross-border inter-dealer double-counting.
Latest Analysis
Latest Analysis
Swings & roundabouts
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• Positive tone. Sentiment improved overnight. US equities rebounded. Bond yields rose. Oil fell. AUD ticked up thanks to some relative outperformance.• Data flow. Limited releases today. Next week things...
Currency ranges tighten as complacency sets in
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Good morning. Currency markets have slipped back into extremely tight ranges as geopolitical fears recede and incoming data point to “Goldilocks” conditions across much of the advanced world. Realised...
Fundamental drivers reassert themselves in currency markets
14 January, 2026
Good morning. After a series of early-week distractions, currency market drivers are shifting back toward economic fundamentals today, with mixed US data keeping yields within tight ranges and the Japanese...
Tame inflation weighs on the dollar
13 January, 2026
Consumer price growth accelerated by slightly less than expected in the United States last month, helping lower short-term yields and putting downward pressure on the dollar. According to data published...
Noise vs Signal
12 January, 2026
• Headline noise. Markets continue to take geopolitical/macro developments in stride. US equities rose overnight. AUD ticked higher.• US Fed. Investigation into Fed Chair Powell raises concerns about central...
'Sell America' trade returns, albeit in modest form
12 January, 2026
The US dollar, Treasuries, and stock market indices are all trading slightly lower this morning after the Trump administration stepped up its assault on the Federal Reserve, launching a criminal investigation...
Dollar slides as Trump administration steps up attack against Federal Reserve
11 January, 2026
The Trump administration sharply intensified its assault on the Federal Reserve’s independence this evening, threatening a fundamental cornerstone of the international monetary and financial system—and...
Fall in US unemployment rate boosts dollar
09 January, 2026
The US economy generated fewer jobs than anticipated, but the unemployment rate declined last month, giving the Federal Reserve room to slow the pace of monetary easing over the course of 2026. According...
Mixed data supports dollar in countdown to tomorrow's payrolls report
08 January, 2026
Happy Thursday. The dollar is extending its advance for a third session after yesterday’s data underscored the US economy’s resilience, denting bearish conviction. Most major currency pairs remain rangebound,...
Markets turn data-driven
07 January, 2026
Good morning, and feel free to hit the snooze button. Financial markets are back to ignoring geopolitical headlines, with most major currency pairs exhibiting rangebound behaviour, Treasury yields flatlining,...