Daily: Positioning beyond US dollar resilience

中文标题

日报：超越美元韧性的布局

UBS CIO08/14/2026updated 10/17/2026

Multiple economies

Citable research brief

Core conclusion · Tlines extraction

UBS CIO expects the US dollar to soften over time amid fiscal concerns and moderating data, while recommending selective positioning in high-yielding currencies, gold, and broad commodities. The report highlights opportunities in GBP, NOK, AUD, NZD, CNY, and gold, with a specific USDCNY forecast of 6.50 by June next year. Risks include a hawkish Fed and potential El Niño impact on commodities.

Institution: UBS CIO
Published: 08/14/2026
Research topic: currency outlook · USD · Federal Reserve policy
Time horizon: medium term · coming months · by June next year · coming quarters · upcoming months · near term

USD · DXY Gold · XAUUSD

Key arguments

US dollar weakness driven by fiscal headwinds and moderating data.
High-yielding currencies offer carry in rangebound FX markets.
Gold supported by central bank demand and Fed easing expectations.
Broad commodities benefit from USD weakness and supply-side risks.

Key numbers

DXY increase this week: 0.3%
2-year yield decline: 5 bps
Probability of September hike: 35%, down from 55%
30-year bond yield: 5.216%
China's annual trade surplus: USD 1.2 trillion
USDCNY forecast: 6.50 by June next year

Main risks

Fed may maintain hawkish bias longer than expected, supporting USD.
Fiscal concerns could intensify, leading to higher yields and USD strength.
El Niño could cause supply disruptions and increase commodity price volatility.

Corresponding source evidence

But we continue to expect the US dollar to soften over time as fiscal concerns persist. · medium term
In addition, as US data moderate further in the coming months, we would expect Fed members to signal comfort with keeping policy rates unchanged, which should prompt a further decline in US yields and lead to broader USD weakening. · coming months
In Europe, we favor the British pound and the Norwegian krone, while in Asia Pacific we prefer the Australian dollar and New Zealand dollar. · medium term

Conditions / invalidation

as US data moderate further in the coming months
if the Fed softens its hawkish rhetoric
if the developing Super El Niño becomes the strongest on record

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