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CURRENT RISK ON DOES NOT AUGUR WELL FOR DXY

ADMIN || 27th November 2025

The dollar is again trading as a clean risk hedge, and the latest price action underscores it: Higher equities are translating directly into a weaker greenback.

Inverted BBDXY continues to track the cash equity tape almost tick-for-tick, a dynamic that has reemerged as the AI complex regains momentum following a shaky few weeks. If this risk bid extends beyond month-end, the greenback’s defensive premium will continue to erode at a time when the broader macro backdrop is already shifting against it.

The Fed’s Beige Book reinforced a narrative of labor-market softening, uneven economic activity and a “K-shaped” landscape that leaves the central bank with little incentive to push back against the market’s dovish expectations. With swaps pricing nearly a 90% probability of a December cut, attention now turns to Chair Jerome Powell’s communication next month specifically whether he validates the market’s attempt to once again probe a sub-3% terminal rate. Should that guidance materialize, the dollar has meaningful room to adjust lower as rate differentials compress and the post-summer resilience in the BBDXY gives way to a more sustainable convergence with fundamentals.

Seasonals add another layer to the story. December has delivered dollar weakness in eight of the past 10 years, and the current macro configuration firming risk appetite and expectations for more monetary easing fits that historical pattern. With the dollar once again functioning as the primary hedge against equity downside, its sensitivity to an improving risk environment leaves the balance of risks tilted decisively lower into year-end.

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