In precious metals, Gold surged to a fresh record high with spot prices moving above $3,654/oz this morning, ING's commodity experts Ewa Manthey and Warren Patterson note.
The most recent leg of the dollar bear trend has been triggered by the soft US labour market. July and August NFP data have forced the Fed to reassess its assumption of a 'solid' labour market, and the Fed looks set to restart its easing cycle next week, ING's FX analyst Chris Turner notes.
There are two possible reasons for the rise in UST yields: 1) The supply of government bonds in Western countries has continued to rise in recent years, causing yields to rise. 2) The market expects the Fed to cut interest rates, thereby fuelling inflationary pressure and forcing it to raise interes