More hawkish Fed comments lifting the dollar - ANZ

Analysts at ANZ noted more hawkish comments, this time from the Fed’s Williams (made on Friday morning AEST), were the main talking points for markets to end the week.

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"Williams noted that the September meeting is “in play” and that some views in the market that the Fed will be on hold for a prolonged period are not consistent with the message the Fed has been giving. The OIS market now sees the odds of a September rate hike at 25%, up from 17% at the start of the week."

"On Friday, US yields rose 2-4bps across the curve, with similar moves seen in Europe. Equites had a softer end to the week, with the Euro Stoxx finishing down 0.9% and the S&P 500 closing down 0.1%. The USD was generally firmer, while in commodities oil was unchanged and the CRB index finished down 0.3%."