EPISODE · May 15, 2026 · 12 MIN
US dollar rebounds – yield’s renewed influence on FX
from The MUFG Global Markets Podcast · host MUFG EMEA
The US dollar is heading for its biggest weekly gain since the first week of the US-Iran conflict in early March. This week, Derek Halpenny, Head of Research Global Markets EMEA & International Securities sits down with Julie Ellert, Head of FraBeLux FX Sales to discuss the factors behind the dollar move and what it might mean going forward. Yields certainly look to be increasing in importance again as US yields move higher just as Kevin Warsh comes in to take the reins from Jay Powell. Derek also discusses the big sell-offs in fixed income in Japan and the UK and what these moves might mean for the yen and pound.
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The US dollar is heading for its biggest weekly gain since the first week of the US-Iran conflict in early March. This week, Derek Halpenny, Head of Research Global Markets EMEA & International Securities sits down with Julie Ellert, Head of FraBeLux FX Sales to discuss the factors behind the dollar move and what it might mean going forward. Yields certainly look to be increasing in importance again as US yields move higher just as Kevin Warsh comes in to take the reins from Jay Powell. Derek also discusses the big sell-offs in fixed income in Japan and the UK and what these moves might mean for the yen and pound.
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