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FOREX: Goldman Sachs note that "the trade-weighted US Dollar gained over the
past week but generally has remained within a narrow range since early-April. We
think the lack of direction reflects the fact that investors are grappling with
a number of sources of macro uncertainty, including the outlook for COVID-19
infection rates post-reopening, the implications of government borrowing over
the short- and long-term, the potential for economic "scarring" due to the depth
of the recession and slow expected rebound in certain industries, and the
ongoing deterioration in US-China relations. In our view the Dollar will likely
remain stuck around current levels until these uncertainties are resolved-over
the short-term, medical news in particular should be considered a source of both
upside and downside risk to USD. We continue to encourage investors to use FX
markets to hedge identifiable risks (e.g. EUR/CHF shorts for fiscal stress in
Europe, USD/CNH longs for US-China tensions, and USD/JPY shorts for broad
macroeconomic risks) and to express views on cross-country differentiation (e.g.
long NOK/SEK, long AUD/NZD, and long KRW vs THB)."
MNI London Bureau | +44 0203-865-3809 | anthony.barton@marketnews.com
MNI London Bureau | +44 0203-865-3809 | anthony.barton@marketnews.com

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