{
  "id": 7504516,
  "title": "US Dollar: Rising yields support risk-off tone – MUFG",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/us-dollar-rising-yields-support-risk-off-tone-mufg",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-15T07:50:57.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "FXStreet",
    "slug": "fxstreet",
    "url": "https://www.fxstreet.com/news/us-dollar-rising-yields-support-risk-off-tone-mufg-202609150750"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The US Dollar has strengthened prior to the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting as expectations of tighter monetary policy from the Federal Reserve have risen. The US Dollar Index (DXY) has climbed back to levels observed before the recent August Treasury buyback announcement, with US bond yields experiencing a significant increase. While there have been modest FX effects so far, MUFG warns that currencies with higher volatility and emerging market currencies may face increased downside risks if bond yields and energy prices continue to rise.\n\nTraders are observing heightened volatility in both equity and foreign exchange markets, although these levels remain relatively low. Nonetheless, the growing link between rising bond yields and the FX market has been moderate thus far. Similar trends have been seen in emerging market currencies, with currencies such as the Chilean peso, South African rand, Hungarian forint, and Mexican peso underperforming due to the adverse impact of rising bond yields and higher energy prices.\n\nKey currencies like AUD/USD are currently struggling, trading below 0.7150 in the Asian session, near a three-week low reached the previous day. While oil-related inflation concerns contribute to the US Dollar's strength and put pressure on the AUD/USD pair, mixed economic data from China fails to positively impact the Australian dollar. Similarly, USD/JPY is advancing toward 155.00, anticipating more upside, as investors await both the FOMC and Bank of Japan meetings this week. Nonetheless, any further hawkish responses from the Bank of Japan might bolster the Japanese Yen, possibly limiting the strength of the US Dollar against the Japanese Yen. Gold has also found it difficult to benefit from its slight increase in the Asian session and remains close to a one-month low as market participants remain cautious ahead of the crucial two-day FOMC policy meeting.",
  "summary": "MUFG’s Lee Hardman notes the US Dollar (USD) has strengthened ahead of the FOMC meeting as Fed tightening expectations are repriced higher. The US Dollar Index (DXY) has recovered to levels seen before the August Treasury buyback announcement, with US yields rising sharply.",
  "key_points": [],
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    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}