The chart shows that
a higher yield differential between U.S. and German government bond yields in the past typically spurred more foreign purchases of U.S. bonds, supporting the dollar.
Not exact matches
With rates at near zero in the United States, and negative in Japan and Europe, the
differential is a powerful lure for carry trades, in which investors borrow at ultra-low rates in currencies such as yen or sterling and buy
high -
yielding assets such as the kiwi.
The more general forces that have influenced the exchange rate over the past year or so have been the relative strength of the Australian economy, the associated
yield differential in favour of Australian dollar assets, and the continued improvement in Australia's terms of trade, which are now at their
highest level in more than 25 years.
It has helped put «
yield differential» back in the driver seat for global currency moves: this means
higher US bond
yields could drive the greenback
higher.
Having said that, we find validity in WHT
differential as a significant driver of performance when investing in
high yielding assets.
The basic premise is that large interest rate
differentials create ideal conditions for a long - term trend favoring the
higher yielding currency over the lower
yielding currencies.
The EUR / USD moved lower declining for the 5th consecutive day as U.S.
yields continued to trend
higher, widening the interest rate
differential between the
The EUR / USD moved lower declining for the 5th consecutive day as U.S.
yields continued to trend
higher, widening the interest rate
differential between the U.S. treasury and the German bund.