Morgan Stanley expects USD index to reach 2027 by mid-104,EUR against USD or fall to 1.10; the report said that the U.S. interest-rate advantage and European political risks will continue to pressure EUR and global risk appetite.
Standard Chartered expects the 2026 fourth-quarter average gold price to reach per ounce 4650 USD, believing that structural demand such as official-sector purchases is weakening the pressure that rising real interest rates exert on gold prices.
U.S. Treasury Secretary Bessent said Treasury buybacks are not a tool for controlling the market, that demand from foreign funds for U.S. assets remains strong, and cited economic data to rebut claims of capital flight.