The US Dollar (USD) is posting minor gains against most peers on Tuesday, with markets calm ahead of the US Consumer Price Index (CPI) release, while lower Oil prices are weighing on safe havens, including the Greenback.
The US Dollar (USD) is facing a shifting macroeconomic narrative as market focus rotates between near-term Federal Reserve (Fed) policy expectations, energy price dynamics, and equity market underperformance.
ING’s Chris Turner expects the US Dollar (USD) to remain underpinned into early 2027 by strong US growth, inflation above 3% and a hawkish Federal Reserve. He notes that as headline inflation falls back towards the Fed’s 2% target, short-dated US rates should decline.
TD Securities’ macro team, led by Jayati Bharadwaj and colleagues, argues that the US Dollar (USD) is losing its status as an effortless haven, with muted gains despite an AI-driven global equity selloff. They expect US vs Rest of the World (RoW) equity performance to remain the key driver.
MUFG’s Lee Hardman notes the US Dollar has weakened, with the Dollar Index dropping below Friday’s high as Brent declines towards USD90. Lower Oil prices and falling US Treasury yields are easing pressure on the Fed, while markets await the October US CPI report. Futures still price a December Fed hike but fewer moves in 2027.
Dow Jones futures advance 0.48% to trade around 52,750 during the European hours on Tuesday. Meanwhile, S&P 500 futures gain 0.17% to trade around 7,590 and Nasdaq 100 futures decline 0.15% to trade around 27,970.
Deutsche Bank’s Jim Reid highlights a strong rebound in US equities, with the S&P 500 posting its best day since the Iran ceasefire announcement in April. The move was led by AI-related and semiconductor names after positioning had turned underweight. The index has almost fully recovered its post-midterm losses, while volatility, as measured by the VIX, fell sharply.