
The dollar held gains against most currencies on 13 March as investors sought liquid assets amid the coronavirus panic. A blowout in swap spreads showed a shortage of dollars, and the Fed provided $1.5 trillion in short-term liquidity.
Italy effectively locked down the entire country.
Rising dollar demand and the Fed's liquidity response push the dollar higher against other currencies, which can weigh on dollar-priced commodities and raise import costs for non-US feed buyers.
Na 2.356 eerdere opwaarts macro-gebeurtenissen bewoog Amerikaanse dollar (breed) zich mediaan +0,2% over 5 sessies (60% hoger; middelste helft -0,3% tot +0,7%), en +0,4% over 20.
Na 533 eerdere neerwaarts macro-gebeurtenissen bewoog Euro (USD per EUR) zich mediaan -0,3% over 5 sessies (33% hoger; middelste helft -1,2% tot +0,2%), en -0,5% over 20.
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On 13 March the dollar kept gaining as a swap-spread blowout showed a dollar shortage and investors sought liquid assets, which added to the pressure on the euro within the window.
On 13 March the dollar kept its gains as a dollar shortage showed up in blown-out swap spreads, which began the dollar-funding squeeze that weighed on the euro in the days before 17 March.