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U.S. dollar strength and volatility surge as markets nervously await U.S. open
Yahoo Finance· 2026-01-30 10:47
The Trump administration is reportedly preparing to announce Kevin Warsh as the next Federal Reserve chair on Friday, replacing Jerome Powell, a development that has unsettled markets and triggered a broad selloff across asset classes. As a result risk sentiment has deteriorated as investors price in potential shifts in monetary policy direction. Meanwhile, the DXY index, which tracks the strength of the U.S. dollar against a basket of major currencies, has edged up to 96.6. U.S. Treasury yields are mo ...