Currency markets — majors, crosses, central banks and the forces moving FX.
Brazil votes on Sunday with the real caught between carry-trade appeal and fiscal risk, while Wednesday's Fed minutes and Thursday's Japan data set up a busy week for currency markets.
The dollar is closing out its fourth consecutive winning week against the euro, with French bond-market stress and persistent US rate-hike bets keeping the greenback on the front foot.
BBH's dollar-uptrend call met a stiff test as September payrolls printed at just 29K vs 90K expected — denting the case for further Fed tightening the bank had backed.
GBP/USD clung to 1.3200 into Friday's US jobs report — then September payrolls printed at just 29K vs 90K expected, knocking the dollar and giving sterling breathing room.
