
A global rush for US dollars is driving extreme moves in currency and other markets, with companies and institutions drawing down credit lines and hoarding dollars. The Fed has expanded its swap lines to foreign central banks, but these measures have not reduced the volatility in the dollar.
Strategists say G-7 finance ministers may need to intervene.
The dollar funding squeeze raises the dollar's value against trading partners' currencies, which tends to weigh on US-priced grain and oilseed markets and increases import costs for buyers in emerging markets.
在过去 2,356 次看涨的宏观事件之后,美元(广义) 在 5 个交易日内中位数变动 +0.2%(60% 上涨;中间一半区间为 -0.3% 至 +0.7%),20 个交易日内为 +0.4%。
在过去 533 次看跌的宏观事件之后,欧元(每 EUR 的 USD) 在 5 个交易日内中位数变动 -0.3%(33% 上涨;中间一半区间为 -1.2% 至 +0.2%),20 个交易日内为 -0.5%。
在过去 301 次看涨的宏观事件之后,巴西雷亚尔(每 USD 的 BRL) 在 5 个交易日内中位数变动 +0.4%(57% 上涨;中间一半区间为 -1.2% 至 +1.7%),20 个交易日内为 +1.0%。
各商品基准价相对事件前最后收盘价的变动。历史数据汇总同类过往事件;仅描述已发生的情况,不代表未来走势。不构成投资建议。
The global scramble for US dollars and dollar hoarding pushed emerging-market currencies like the real sharply weaker, in line with the large BRL/USD move.
The global dollar rush, with companies drawing credit lines and hoarding dollars, describes the mechanism behind the euro's decline, although the report is dated 19 March, just after the window ends.
The global scramble for dollars and credit line drawdowns, in progress around March 18-19, put broad pressure on emerging market currencies including the real.