
- The Fed's effort to tame inflation has driven a surge in bond yields, and the spillover is a stronger dollar.
- The Bloomberg Dollar Spot Index is up 1.9% this month, its biggest monthly gain since June.
- The war in Iran has kept energy prices elevated, pushing Treasury yields up, with the 30-year reaching the highest level since 2002.
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“One spillover effect from the Fed's attempt to tame inflation and the resulting surge in bond yields: The dollar is having a great run.”