The U.S. dollar surged to a 13-month high, driven by a tech stock sell-off and anticipation of Federal Reserve rate hikes. Investors are flocking to the dollar as a safe haven amid global market jitters. Markets are now pricing in a higher probability of interest rate increases in July and September, further bolstering the greenback’s strength against major currencies like the euro and yen.
Fed rate hike ‘not urgent’, says John Williams; Austan Goolsbee warns against ‘playing with fire’
Federal Reserve Bank of New York President John Williams stated there could be one more interest rate increase before year-end. He emphasized that the central