intek1/iStock via Getty Images By Kelvin Wong The initial pop-up in US dollar strength following the FOMC meeting last Wednesday, March 18, 2026, does not have a clear positive follow-through, as the US Dollar Index remains trapped within a complex medium-term sideways range configuration that has been in place since May 29, 2025. The recent 3-day rally in the US Dollar Index, which began on Tuesd...
intek1/iStock via Getty Images By Kelvin Wong The initial pop-up in US dollar strength following the FOMC meeting last Wednesday, March 18, 2026, does not have a clear positive follow-through, as the US Dollar Index remains trapped within a complex medium-term sideways range configuration that has been in place since May 29, 2025. The recent 3-day rally in the US Dollar Index, which began on Tuesday, March 24, 2026, has almost reached the medium-term range resistance zone of 100.10/100.54, where minor short-term US dollar strength may be dissipated at this juncture (see Fig. 1). Fig. 1: US Dollar Index medium-term trend as of March 27, 2026 (Source: TradingView) Hawkish ECB "saves" the euro for now Fig. 2: Narrowing of 2-year yield discount spread between Eurozone sovereign bond and US Treasury note as of March 27, 2026 (Source: TradingView) A hawkish stance or guidance from the US Federal Reserve does not necessarily result in sustained US dollar strength, as the currency’s trajectory is ultimately shaped by relative monetary policy dynamics across other major developed market central banks. The European Central Bank (ECB) has voiced concerns of stagflation risk arising from the ongoing US-Iran war that led to the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, reducing global oil and energy flows significantly. Even though in the ECB’s last monetary policy meeting on March 19, 2026 it left its key policy deposit rate unchanged at 2% since June 2025, it has issued a hawkish guidance where the ECB prioritized heightened inflation risk over demand destruction that led to the eurozone’s interest rate swaps market to price in at least two interest rate hikes by the ECB before 2026 ends. In a slew of public speeches made this week so far, key ECB officials have maintained their stances of combating inflation as a primary initiative over demand growth concerns arising from a potential prolonged global oil and energy supply shock. ECB President Lagarde said the ECB will act decisively a...
Photo: VCG Citic Securities Co. Ltd. (600030.SH) posted record high revenue and profit for 2025, as a strong rally in China’s stock markets boosted returns from its proprietary trading business, which made up more than half of earnings. The brokerage reported annual revenue of 74.8 billion yuan ($10.4 billion) and net profit of 30.1 billion yuan, according to its annual report published Thursday. ...
Photo: VCG Citic Securities Co. Ltd. (600030.SH) posted record high revenue and profit for 2025, as a strong rally in China’s stock markets boosted returns from its proprietary trading business, which made up more than half of earnings. The brokerage reported annual revenue of 74.8 billion yuan ($10.4 billion) and net profit of 30.1 billion yuan, according to its annual report published Thursday. Both were the highest on record.
The deadly bombing of an Iranian school spurred “visceral horror”, the UN rights chief said Friday, urging Washington to conclude its probe and demanding justice “for the terrible harm done”. Speaking at the start of an urgent debate in the UN Human Rights Council focused on the February 28 strike on an Iranian junior school in Minab on the first day of the US-Israeli war on Iran, Volker Turk said...
The deadly bombing of an Iranian school spurred “visceral horror”, the UN rights chief said Friday, urging Washington to conclude its probe and demanding justice “for the terrible harm done”. Speaking at the start of an urgent debate in the UN Human Rights Council focused on the February 28 strike on an Iranian junior school in Minab on the first day of the US-Israeli war on Iran, Volker Turk said that “whatever differences countries have, we can all agree they will not be solved by killing...