Thursday's triple whammy has AMP betting on dollar, Amundi long euro

Singapore

GO long the euro. Short the pound. Sell the currencies of Brazil, Mexico and South Africa.

These are some of the strategies managers are adopting as they brace for Thursday's trifecta of potentially disruptive events. AMP Capital Investors Ltd's Nader Naeimi sees former FBI director James Comey's testimony as the biggest wildcard. But he also thinks US bond yields are close to their bottom and the dollar will gain versus emerging-market currencies. Amundi SA, which oversees more than US$1 trillion, is bullish on Europe.

Mr Comey's appearance before a Congressional panel about his investigation into Donald Trump campaign's ties to Russia will come just hours after the European Central Bank's meeting in the Estonian capital, Tallinn. Euro bulls are eager f…