With euro/dollar rising above $1.20, many are now taking the...

With euro/dollar rising above $1.20, many are now taking the view that we have seen the low of the year and that the euro is about to move sharply higher. This is possible but for this to be the case we feel some strong evidence that the U.S. rate cycle will end in May or earlier is required. The market is more sanguine about the Fed than the data currently justifies.