Name: US-Iran Clashes Lift Oil, Rate Hike Bets | Insight with Haslinda Amin 7/14/2026
Uploaded: 2026-07-14T06:53:22+00:00
Duration: 2880 s

Speakers

Garfield Reynolds — Markets Reporter/Editor, Bloomberg

Steven Chiu — Bloomberg Intelligence

Joey Chew — Head of Content, CoinGecko

Rong — Oil Trading Reporter, Bloomberg

Garima Kapoor — Deputy Head of Research, Elara Securities

Summary

US-Iran conflict escalates, driving oil higher and reviving inflation fears. Garfield Reynolds sees dollar strength continuing and Treasury yields rising, while Stephen Chiu advises selling the dollar and buying Asian safe-haven currencies. HSBC's Joey Chew recommends long yuan versus euro and short Thai baht. India's inflation overshoots, but RBI expected to stay on hold.

US strikes Iran, reinstates blockade, demands 20% transit fee on Strait of Hormuz vessels
Oil prices extend gains, Brent crude climbs above $85 per barrel
Inflation concerns revive, boosting bets on further Fed rate hikes
Dollar seen as haven, but views diverge: Reynolds sees further strength, Chiu sees a peak
Asian FX: Chinese yuan, Singapore dollar, Hong Kong dollar favored; Thai baht seen underperforming
India's CPI tops RBI target for first time in 17 months, but experts do not see a rate hike
SK Hynix selloff drags Asian technology stocks lower

Ideas

Garfield Reynolds Markets Reporter/Editor, Bloomberg 22:51

Dollar rises as safe haven and Fed

Markets are drastically underestimating the lingering inflation impact from the war. Refined fuel prices are up 50-60% year-to-date, far more than crude, which is the real‑world inflation driver. This will lead the Fed to stay aggressive, keep the dollar rising as the preferred haven, and push Treasury yields higher across the curve.

Garfield Reynolds Markets Reporter/Editor, Bloomberg 23:14

Yields up from inflation, issuance, hikes

Treasuries are at risk again: the short end faces more Fed rate hikes sooner, while the long end faces lingering inflation and looming issuance difficulties. Consequently, Treasury yields are likely to go up across the curve.

Steven Chiu Bloomberg Intelligence 28:18

Long CNH, SGD, HKD as safe havens

Chinese yuan, Singapore dollar and Hong Kong dollar are the best places to be for dollar‑neutral positioning. China structurally supports a stronger yuan, the MAS maintains an appreciation bias for the SGD, and the HKD peg adds stability. These currencies can perform well regardless of the overall dollar trend.

Joey Chew Head of Content, CoinGecko 34:42

Short Thai baht on semiconductor, oil headwinds

Considering Fed and dollar dynamics, high oil prices, and the semiconductor terms‑of‑trade boost for North Asian exporters, the Thai baht is on the losing end. HSBC sees underperformance and likes being long the dollar against the baht.

Joey Chew Head of Content, CoinGecko 35:12

Long yuan vs euro on structural cheapness

The Chinese yuan still looks attractive on a trade‑weighted basis, especially against the euro. The yuan’s trade surplus keeps it cheap versus the euro, and even without further appreciation of the RMB index, the yuan can continue outperforming the single currency.

This Bloomberg Markets video, published July 14, 2026, features Garfield Reynolds, Steven Chiu, Joey Chew discussing UUP, TLT, SGD, HKD, CNH, THB, EUR. 5 trade ideas extracted by AI with direction and confidence scoring.

Speakers: Garfield Reynolds, Steven Chiu, Joey Chew · Tickers: UUP, TLT, SGD, HKD, CNH, THB, EUR

US-Iran Clashes Lift Oil, Rate Hike Bets | Insight with Haslinda Amin 7/14/2026

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