XE Market Analysis: North America – Aug 31, 2020

The dollar posted fresh trend lows against some currencies. The framework regime shift at the Fed, announced by Chairman Powell last week, effectively reaffirmed the dollar softening trend, concomitantly with shorter dated inflation-adjusted Treasury yields posting fresh lows. The yields on the 5- and 7-year real constant maturity Treasury notes were indicated on Friday at new seven-year-plus lows, at -1.40% and -1.26%, respectively (down by a respective 15 bp and 11 bp from week-before levels).