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A hawkish repositioning in US rate expectations has upended currency bets globally, with emerging-market and commodity-linked currencies bearing the brunt of a sharp reversal.
Rising expectations of a Federal Reserve rate increase have driven traders to unwind positions built on softer-for-longer assumptions, reshuffling the global FX landscape in the process.
The Fed Signal That Moved Markets When rate-rise expectations harden at the Fed, the transmission to currency markets is direct and fast.
Dollars held in anticipation of higher US yields become more attractive, drawing capital away from higher-risk currency bets.
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