{"id":128481,"date":"2026-06-16T17:58:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-16T13:58:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/noortrends.ae\/en\/?p=128481"},"modified":"2026-06-16T19:01:25","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T15:01:25","slug":"dollar-steadies-as-iran-euphoria-fades-bank-of-america-warns-dont-chase-the-move-as-fomc-hawkish-skew-risk-looms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/noortrends.ae\/en\/dollar-steadies-as-iran-euphoria-fades-bank-of-america-warns-dont-chase-the-move-as-fomc-hawkish-skew-risk-looms\/06\/16\/market-updates\/","title":{"rendered":"Dollar Steadies as Iran Euphoria Fades: Bank of America Warns &#8220;Don&#8217;t Chase the Move&#8221; as FOMC Hawkish Skew Risk Looms"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Key Takeaways<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Dollar stabilizes:<\/strong> The DXY was little changed in London trade after hitting a 10-day low Monday; EUR\/USD edged up 0.2%.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Iran euphoria fading:<\/strong> Currency traders are beginning to fade the initial peace deal excitement as concrete details on sanctions and Hormuz remain scarce.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Hawkish backdrop protects dollar:<\/strong> The risk of a hawkish skew in the Fed&#8217;s dot plot projections is keeping dollar short-sellers at bay.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Bank of America&#8217;s warning:<\/strong> &#8220;The USD has been on the back foot after the US-Iran peace deal announcement. However, we remain cautious about chasing the move.&#8221;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>BofA sees hawkish Fed surprise more likely:<\/strong> The bank views &#8220;US data to continue to outperform the rest of the world, leaving the path of least resistance for the USD to the upside.&#8221;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Fed holds Wednesday:<\/strong> Universally expected to keep rates steady; updated dot plot and Warsh&#8217;s press conference are the key watches.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Sterling in holding pattern:<\/strong> The pound awaits Thursday&#8217;s Bank of England decision, which is widely expected to be a dovish hold.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>BOE&#8217;s stagflation dilemma:<\/strong> Anemic growth and a constrained budget prevent the BOE from following global peers higher \u2014 leaving sterling exposed.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>By-election risk:<\/strong> Thursday&#8217;s Makerfield by-election adds political uncertainty to the UK&#8217;s currency picture.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>BOJ hikes to 1%:<\/strong> The highest Japanese policy rate in 31 years; markets focused on signals about future tightening pace.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Yen lingers near 160:<\/strong> USD\/JPY was little changed after the BOJ decision despite higher rate expectations.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>MUFG&#8217;s caution:<\/strong> The yen will &#8220;take its cue on how forcefully&#8221; the Deputy Governor communicates the path of rates ahead.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>RBA holds at 4.35%:<\/strong> Australia&#8217;s central bank snapped its three-month tightening streak; the Aussie dollar was unchanged.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The U.S. dollar held flat on Tuesday, stabilizing after its sharpest retreat in weeks as foreign exchange markets shifted focus from a nascent Middle East truce to a blockbuster week of central bank decisions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The U.S. Dollar Index was little changed in London trade, after hitting a 10-day low on Monday, when a preliminary agreement between the United States and Iran helped improve risk appetite and sent oil prices sharply lower. The EUR\/USD edged up 0.2%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Iran Peace Accord Details, Fed, and BOE Meeting Awaited<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>While President Donald Trump&#8217;s announcement of a preliminary U.S.-Iran peace accord initially unleashed a wave of risk-on sentiment and deflated crude prices, currency traders have begun fading the immediate euphoria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With concrete details on the lifting of sanctions and the reopening of the crucial Strait of Hormuz still scarce, the greenback&#8217;s downside is being firmly protected by a hawkish institutional backdrop ahead of Wednesday&#8217;s Federal Reserve meeting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While the Fed is universally expected to keep its benchmark rate steady, the risk of a hawkish skew in the updated dot plot projections is keeping short-sellers at bay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;The USD has been on the back foot after the US-Iran peace deal announcement. However, we remain cautious about chasing the move,&#8221; Bank of America analysts said in a recent note.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;We view a hawkish surprise on this week&#8217;s FOMC meeting as more likely than a dovish one, even though we see risks as two-sided. We also expect US data to continue to outperform the rest of the world, leaving the path of least resistance for the USD to the upside in the near term,&#8221; the analysts added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sterling Trapped Ahead of BOE<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The British pound was trapped in a holding pattern ahead of Thursday&#8217;s Bank of England decision. While the European Central Bank moved to counter post-war price pressures with a rate hike last week, sterling traders fully expect the Monetary Policy Committee to stand pat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hamstrung by anemic growth data and a severely constrained national budget, the BOE lacks the economic air cover to follow its global peers higher. With a parliamentary by-election looming, a dovish hold by the BOE on Thursday could quickly strip the pound of its interest-rate support \u2014 leaving it exposed to a stagflationary drag.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">BOJ Hikes to 31-Year High; RBA Holds at 4.35%<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Bank of Japan raised its short-term policy rate by 25 basis points to 1.0% \u2014 the highest level in 31 years \u2014 in a widely anticipated move aimed at containing inflation and continuing its gradual normalization of monetary policy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Markets were focused less on the hike itself and more on signals regarding the pace of future tightening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Japanese yen&#8217;s USD\/JPY pair was little changed after the decision, with traders remaining cautious as the currency lingered near the psychologically important 160-per-dollar level despite expectations of higher Japanese rates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;The perception and interpretation of the Deputy Governor&#8217;s remarks may also matter and the Japanese yen will also take its cue on how forcefully he communicates on the path of rates ahead,&#8221; MUFG analysts said in a note.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The risk-sensitive Australian dollar was also unchanged after the Reserve Bank of Australia snapped a three-month tightening streak, keeping its cash rate on hold at 4.35%.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Key Takeaways Dollar stabilizes: The DXY was little changed in London trade after hitting a 10-day low Monday; EUR\/USD edged up 0.2%. Iran euphoria fading: Currency traders are beginning to fade the initial peace deal excitement as concrete details on sanctions and Hormuz remain scarce. 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