# Investors scale back bearish Asian FX bets, turn bullish on Philippine peso | Reuters

> Investors reduced bearish bets on Asian currencies as the US dollar weakened, according to a Reuters poll published on March 20. Markets are anxious that Trump's economic agenda could slow growth in the US. Bullish positioning on the Philippine peso increased.

- Date: 2025-03-20 · published 2025-03-20T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/25862-investors-scale-back-bearish-asian-fx-bets-turn-bullish-on-philippine-peso
- Commodities: [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md)

## Why it matters

A weaker dollar tends to support commodity prices priced in dollars, and it can lift import demand from Asian feed buyers.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2024-08-08 | [Fed easing bets, carry trade unwind turn analysts bullish on Asian currencies \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29076-fed-easing-bets-carry-trade-unwind-turn-analysts-bullish-on-asian-currencies.md) | -0.9% | -0.9% |
| DXY | 2024-07-11 | [Asian FX bears ease as U.S. rate cut bets solidify: Reuters poll](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12303-asian-fx-bears-ease-as-u-s-rate-cut-bets-solidify-reuters-poll.md) | -0.5% | +0.3% |
| DXY | 2020-06-08 | [Gold gains as investors bet on dovish signals from Fed - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52529-gold-gains-as-investors-bet-on-dovish-signals-from-fed-markets-business-recorder.md) | +0.7% | +0.4% |
| DXY | 2022-05-05 | [Asian currencies rise on less hawkish Fed, Thai baht and Indian rupee top gainers \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10990-asian-currencies-rise-on-less-hawkish-fed-thai-baht-and-indian-rupee-top.md) | +0.7% | -1.2% |
| DXY | 2022-09-09 | [Dollar slides as investors balance positions ahead of U.S. inflation data \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39800-dollar-slides-as-investors-balance-positions-ahead-of-u-s-inflation-data-reuters.md) | +0.2% | +2.1% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/markets/currencies/investors-scale-back-bearish-asian-fx-bets-turn-bullish-philippine-peso-2025-03-20/

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