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    • Stabilizing Dollar, Not a Pivot

      January 29, 2026

      The dollar seems to have stabilized after a few days under immense pressure. However, we cannot ignore certain key downside risks which may play out: narrowing policy rate differentials, portfolio rebalancing, and policy volatility. In this scenario, selective non-USD exposure in the FX space would be prudent.

    • All Along the AI Supply Chain

      January 28, 2026

      AI’s growth is increasingly constrained by electricity, driving a multi-year capex cycle in grid technology and energy. Grid tech and energy equities offer under-owned, second-order AI exposure with improving fundamentals as power demand, infrastructure spend and investor interest accelerate.

    • Intervention Talk, Policy Reality

      January 27, 2026

      US rate checks triggered a reassessment of USD/JPY and eased pressure on the yen, providing the BoJ with firmer footing. While risk of intervention remains, the broader story is the relative policy paths of the Fed and the BoJ, which will guide currency dynamics going ahead.

    • The Dollar Between Diplomacy and Monetary Policy

      January 23, 2026

      The DXY softened amid geopolitical tensions and renewed “Sell America” flows, before stabilizing as US-Europe frictions eased. Forward pricing now hinges on 2026 Fed easing expectations and global risk premia, leaving dollar direction increasingly rate-sensitive and tactically headline-driven.

    • A Broad-Based Steepening

      January 22, 2026

      US curves have steepened meaningfully as easing rate expectations pull down the front end while term premia lift long yields. Wider 3m10y, 2y10y, and 5y30y spreads reflect a transition toward gradual Fed accommodation. With Hassett out of the Chair race, policy looks steadier, leaving steepener structures attractive but not without macro-inflation risk.

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