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June 24, 2018
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Trade-Weighted Dollar 1Euro & Pound 2Swiss Franc & Krona 3Yen & Won 4Canadian & Australian Dollars 5Real & Peso 6Rupee & Rupiah 7Ringitt & Yuan 8Baht & Pesos 9Lira & Ruble 10Peso 11Rand & Hryvnia 12Misc. Exchange Rates 13-14Large Speculators in Currencies 15
95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 2085
90
95
100
105
110
115
120
125
130
135
85
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95
100
105
110
115
120
125
130
135
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JP MORGAN TRADE-WEIGHTED DOLLAR INDEX*(2000=100, daily)
Trade-WeightedDollar (119.45)
* Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Croatia, Czech Rep., Denmark, Ecuador, Egypt, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Indonesia,Israel, Japan, Korea, Kuwait, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Pakistan, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Romania, Russia,Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine, UK, Uruguay, US, Venezuela, Vietnam, & Euro Area.Source: JP Morgan.
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Figure 1.
73 75 77 79 81 83 85 87 89 91 93 95 97 99 01 03 05 07 09 11 13 15 17 19 2160
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FED’S TRADE-WEIGHTED DOLLAR INDEXES(daily)
Major*(3/73=100)
Broad**(1/97=100)
* Major index is a weighted average of the foreign exchange rates of the US dollar against the Euro Area, Australia, Canada, Japan, Sweden, Switzerland,United Kingdom,
** Broad index is a weighted average of the foreign exchange rates of the US dollar against the Euro Area, Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China,Colombia, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, Philippines, Russia, Singapore, Spain, Saudi Arabia,Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, United Kingdom, and Venezuela. Source: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.
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Figure 2.
Trade-Weighted Dollar
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99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19.70
.85
1.00
1.15
1.30
1.45
1.60
1.75
.70
.85
1.00
1.15
1.30
1.45
1.60
1.75
QEDNIRP QEE
6/22
EUROZONE: US$/EURO
D = ECB President Mario Draghi pledged to do "whatever it takes" to defend the euro (7/26/12). NIRP = negative interest-rate policy (6/5/2014).QE (1/22/15). QEE = expansion and extension of QE (3/10/16, corporate bond purchases started 6/1/16).
200-day moving average
Euro (1.16)
Source: Haver Analytics.
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95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 191.2
1.3
1.4
1.5
1.6
1.7
1.8
1.9
2.0
2.1
2.2
1.2
1.3
1.4
1.5
1.6
1.7
1.8
1.9
2.0
2.1
2.2
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UK: US$/POUND
Pound (1.33)
200-day moving averageSource: Haver Analytics.
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Figure 4.
Euro & Pound
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95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 192.0
1.9
1.8
1.7
1.6
1.5
1.4
1.3
1.2
1.1
1.0
.9
.8
.7
.6
2.0
1.9
1.8
1.7
1.6
1.5
1.4
1.3
1.2
1.1
1.0
.9
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.7
.6
6/22
SWITZERLAND: SWISS FRANC/$(inverted scale)
Swiss Franc (0.99)
200-day moving averageSource: Haver Analytics.
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95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 1911.5
10.5
9.5
8.5
7.5
6.5
5.5
11.5
10.5
9.5
8.5
7.5
6.5
5.5
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SWEDEN: KRONA/$(inverted scale)
Krona (8.86)
Source: Haver Analytics.
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Figure 6.
Swiss Franc & Krona
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95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19160
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100
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140
120
100
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Z A
QQE QQEE NIRP
YC
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JAPAN:YEN/US$(inverted scale)
Yen (109.97)
200-day moving averageNote: Z = Zero Interest Rate Policy. A = Markets start to anticipate Abenomics. QQE is Quantitative and Qualitative Easing.QQEE is the expanded and extended version of QQE. NIRP = Negative interest rate policy. YC = Yield curve targeting.Source: Haver Analytics.
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Figure 7.
95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 192000
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SOUTH KOREA: WON/US$(inverted scale)
Won (1112.80)
200-day moving averageSource: Haver Analytics.
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Figure 8.
Yen & Won
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95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 191.7
1.6
1.5
1.4
1.3
1.2
1.1
1.0
.9
.8
1.7
1.6
1.5
1.4
1.3
1.2
1.1
1.0
.9
.8
6/22
CANADA: C$/US$(inverted scale)
Canadian Dollar (1.33)
200-day moving averageSource: Haver Analytics.
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95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 192.2
2.0
1.8
1.6
1.4
1.2
1.0
.8
2.2
2.0
1.8
1.6
1.4
1.2
1.0
.8
6/22
AUSTRALIA: A$/US$(inverted scale)
Australian Dollar (1.35)
200-day moving averageSource: Haver Analytics.
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Figure 10.
Canadian & Australian Dollars
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95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 194.4
4.2
4.0
3.8
3.6
3.4
3.2
3.0
2.8
2.6
2.4
2.2
2.0
1.8
1.6
1.4
1.2
1.0
.8
.6
.4
4.4
4.2
4.0
3.8
3.6
3.4
3.2
3.0
2.8
2.6
2.4
2.2
2.0
1.8
1.6
1.4
1.2
1.0
.8
.6
.4
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BRAZIL: REAL/US$(inverted scale)
Real (3.77)
200-day moving averageSource: Haver Analytics.
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.10
.15
.20
.00
.05
.10
.15
.20
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MEXICO: EXCHANGE RATE(dollars per peso)
Peso (0.05)
200-day moving averageSource: MSCI and Haver Analytics.
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Figure 12.
Real & Peso
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95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 1975
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55
45
35
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75
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55
45
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INDIA: RUPEE/$(inverted scale)
Rupee (67.84)
Source: Haver Analytics.
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INDONESIA: RUPIA/$(inverted scale)
Rupia (14080.00)
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Source: Haver Analytics.
Figure 14.
Rupee & Rupiah
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95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 195.0
4.5
4.0
3.5
3.0
2.5
2.0
1.5
5.0
4.5
4.0
3.5
3.0
2.5
2.0
1.5
6/22
MALAYSIA: RINGGIT/$(inverted scale)
Ringgit (4.00)
Source: Haver Analytics.
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Figure 15.
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 20198.4
8.0
7.6
7.2
6.8
6.4
6.0
5.6
8.4
8.0
7.6
7.2
6.8
6.4
6.0
5.6
6/22
CHINA: YUAN/US$(inverted scale)
Yuan (6.50)
200-day moving averageSource: Haver Analytics.
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Figure 16.
Ringitt & Yuan
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95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 1960
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THAILAND: BAHT/$(inverted scale)
Baht (32.93)
200-day moving average
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Source: Haver Analytics.
Figure 17.
95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 1960
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PHILIPPINES: PESOS/$(inverted scale)
Pesos (53.29)
200-day moving average
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Source: Haver Analytics.
Figure 18.
Baht & Pesos
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95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 195.5
5.0
4.5
4.0
3.5
3.0
2.5
2.0
1.5
1.0
.5
.0
-.5
5.5
5.0
4.5
4.0
3.5
3.0
2.5
2.0
1.5
1.0
.5
.0
-.5
6/21
TURKEY: LIRA/$(inverted scale)
Lira (4.74)
200-day moving average
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Source: Haver Analytics.
Figure 19.
95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 1990
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RUSSIA: RUBLE/$(inverted scale)
Ruble (63.74)
200-day moving average
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Source: Haver Analytics.
Figure 20.
Lira & Ruble
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95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 1930
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20
15
10
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30
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ARGENTINA: PESO/$ (inverted scale)
Peso (27.15)
200-day moving average
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Source: Haver Analytics.
Figure 21.
95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19800
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CHILE: PESO/$)(inverted scale)
Peso (637.87)
200-day moving average
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Source: Haver Analytics.
Figure 22.
Peso
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95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 1917.5
15.0
12.5
10.0
7.5
5.0
2.5
.0
17.5
15.0
12.5
10.0
7.5
5.0
2.5
.0
6/21
SOUTH AFRICA: RAND/$(inverted scale)
Rand (13.63)
200-day moving average
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Source: Haver Analytics.
Figure 23.
95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 193200
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UKRAINE: HRYVNIA/$(inverted scale)
Hryvnia (2623.89)
200-day moving average
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Source: Haver Analytics.
Figure 24.
Rand & Hryvnia
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95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19.6
.7
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1.1
1.2
1.3
1.4
.6
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.8
.9
1.0
1.1
1.2
1.3
1.4
AQQE QQEE NIRP
YC
6/22
JAPAN: US$/100YEN(daily)
Yen (0.91)
Note: A = Markets start to anticipate Abenomics. QQE is Quantitative and Qualitative Easing. QQEE is the expanded and extended version of QQE.NIRP = negative interest rates. YC = Yield curve targeting.
200-day moving average
Source: Haver Analytics.
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Figure 25.
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 20192.2
2.1
2.0
1.9
1.8
1.7
1.6
1.5
1.4
1.3
1.2
1.1
1.0
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1.7
1.6
1.5
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1.2
1.1
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES(inverted scale)
Canada(C$/US$) (1.3)
Australia(A$/US$) (1.3)
Source: Haver Analytics.
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Figure 26.
Misc. Exchange Rates
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2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020.8
1.0
1.2
1.4
1.6
1.8
.8
1.0
1.2
1.4
1.6
1.8
6/22
SWITZERLAND: SWISS FRANC/EURO
Source: Haver Analytics.
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Figure 27.
Misc. Exchange Rates
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Figure 28.
02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19-50000
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US DOLLAR INDEX(US dollar index x $1,000)
02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19-200000
-175000
-150000
-125000
-100000
-75000
-50000
-25000
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YEN
02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19-250000
-200000
-150000
-100000
-50000
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6/19
EURO(contracts of 125,000 Euros)
02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19-100000
-75000
-50000
-25000
0
25000
50000
75000
100000
125000
150000
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CANADIAN DOLLAR(contracts of 100,000 Canadian Dollars)
02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19-150000
-125000
-100000
-75000
-50000
-25000
0
25000
50000
75000
100000
125000
6/19
POUND STERLING(contracts of 62,500 Pound Sterling)
Source: Chicago Mercantile Exchange, Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19-100000
-75000
-50000
-25000
0
25000
50000
75000
100000
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150000
6/19
AUSTRALIAN DOLLAR(contracts of 100,000 Australian Dollars)
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