XE Market Analysis: Asia – Jan 05, 2021

The Dollar came under modest pressure in N.Y. on Tuesday, with the safe-haven currency weighed down by a moderate risk-on backdrop. Wall Street headed higher, despite the uncertainty of Tuesday’s Georgia Senate runoff elections. A better than expected December manufacturing ISM helped the USD briefly, and aided stocks as well, though the sharply higher ISM prices paid component weighed on Treasuries, resulting in a bump up in yields as inflation concerns begin to take shape.