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Dollar extends gains versus yen as investors bet on Fed rate hikes

Mark White by Mark White
January 4, 2022
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A U.S. one dollar banknote is seen in this illustration taken November 23, 2021. REUTERS/Murad Sezer/Illustration

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  • U.S. dollar extends gains versus yen
  • Aussie dollar, British pound higher
  • Investors see Omicron as lower risk

LONDON, Jan 4 (Reuters) – The U.S. dollar extended gains against Japan’s yen on Tuesday, hitting new five-year highs as investors bet that the fast-spreading Omicron coronavirus variant would have limited economic impact and that the Federal Reserve would hike rates.

In the second trading day of 2022, global markets extended the upbeat moves seen on Monday. read more

The dollar’s gains were helped by a rise in U.S. treasury yields, with the U.S. 10-year yield hitting a six-week high. read more

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At 1158 GMT, the dollar index was up 0.2% at 96.398, its highest in 13 days .

Versus the yen, the dollar was up 0.7% at 116.125, extending its overnight gains to reach its highest since January 2017 . But it was only the biggest daily gain for the dollar versus the yen since November 2021.

The euro was down 0.2% versus the dollar, at $1.1276 .

Investors see Omicron as potentially less disruptive to the global economy than previous variants, following studies suggesting that the risk of hospitalisation is lower. read more

Money markets have fully priced in a first U.S. rate increase by May, and two more by the end of 2022.

“As long as inflation keeps going up there is scope for the dollar to remain firm,” said Colin Asher, senior economist at Mizuho.

Asher said it could be hard for the dollar to build much further on current strength given so much policy tightening is already priced in “but given the short term momentum, in Q1 we are likely to see the dollar remain pretty firm, especially as we are seeing a very rapid change in asset purchases.

“U.S. inflation may peak in January but the market will take a bit of time to acknowledge that.”

INFLATION FOCUS

Asia’s factory activity grew in December as companies withstood rising global cases of the Omicron variant, though persistent supply constraints and rising input costs clouded the outlook for some economies. read more

“As Omicron is not translating to severe infection and death, the initial risk-off shock has been completely erased and markets are focused on the supply chain impact and inflationary narrative,” Elsa Lignos, global head of FX strategy at RBC Capital Markets, said in a note to clients.

Risk-sensitive currencies were generally up on the day. The Australian dollar, which is seen as a liquid proxy for risk appetite, was up 0.1% at $0.71975, even as hospitalisation in the state of New South Wales surpassed the record levels seen during the Delta variant outbreak. read more

The New Zealand dollar was down 0.2% . read more

Britain’s pound was up 0.1% at $1.349 , while euro-sterling edged down to its lowest since February 2020, 83.57 pence per euro, shortly before midday .

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Monday that the country would “continue with the path that we are on” in terms of measures to limit the COVID-19 spread. read more

Bitcoin was up 0.5% on the day at $46,651.17, still significantly below its latest all-time high of $69,000 reached in November .

China has released pilot versions of its digital yuan wallet application, the “e-CNY (Pilot Version)” app, as the country’s central bank steps up its push to develop its own digital currency. read more

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Reporting by Elizabeth Howcroft; additional reporting by Sujata Rao-Coverley; editing by Ed Osmond and Emelia Sithole-Matarise

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