USD Index: Upside risks to the 107.00/107.50 area should the US bond market sell-off accelerate further – ING

The Dollar is finding more strength thanks to a soft risk environment and attractive real rates after the bond sell-off, analysts at ING report.

Unstoppable strength

There are two lingering upside risks for the Dollar stemming purely from the rate market: one being generated from higher longer-dated yields, one from a potential hawkish repricing of short-term rate expectations upholding short-term swap rates.

The next level to watch in DXY is the 106.82 November 2022 high, although we have seen the index rise comfortably through key levels, and upside risks now extend to the 107.00/107.50 area should the US bond market sell-off accelerate further.