US Open Note – Safe havens give ground to commodity currencies
Posted on March 26, 2021 at 1:23 pm GMTYen the worst performer, antipodeans on the rise Friday has been a risk-on day ahead of the US open, with safe-haven currencies falling and stocks rising as Biden’s doubling of the vaccination rollout target and the Fed’s decision to lift restrictions on dividends and buybacks for most banks on June 30 brightened the outlook for the global economy. The European stock indices followed their Asian counterparts higher, though their ascent was less cheerful, driven mainly by energy and basic materials. [..]