FX markets could turn ugly
Oct 4 (Reuters) -FX markets could turn ugly as traders exit bets against the dollar to establish positions that will protect them against the risk-averse conditions likely to arise from China's economic woes and war in the Middle East.
Energy prices have shot higher with crude oil rising 10% in a few days, natural gas rising by 60% since August, and palm oil hitting an eight-month high.
There is more inflation in the pipeline, which is bad news for the many traders betting that U.S. interest rates drop rapidly, and the dollar falls with them.
There has also been a rush to buy equities following China's economic stimulus that drove MSCI's world index to a record peak and helped boost currencies that are highly correlated with risk, such as Australia's dollar and the South African rand, to multi-month highs.
As a result, traders are poorly positioned for the negative situation that led to China's stimulus, and the threat to energy supplies stemming from conflict in the Middle East.
This has happened shortly before the U.S. presidential election, and the end of the year, both of which are likely to encourage traders to pare risk, which will create an air of risk aversion that will have a negative influence on the many traders who are sitting short of dollars.
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(Jeremy Boulton is a Reuters market analyst. The views expressed are his own)
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