The US dollar strengthens, yet Euro holds firm, with the EUR/USD pair at 1.0746 amid policy shifts anticipation. Anticipated Fed’s skip and hike could reshape US-EU interest rate dynamics, potentially favouring Euro.Possible US economic downturn might trigger ‘dollar smile’ as markets eye key economic indices. The EUR/USD pares some of …
Read More »EUR/USD stabler on trimmed Fed-ECB policy gap
While investors’ attention shifts to looming Fed policy decision, the EUR/USD pair is performing sideways over 1.0600. At the time of writing, the price of the pair is 1.0613. The ECB’s 50 bps increase in interest rates has reduced the gap between its own and the Fed’s policy stances. Following …
Read More »FOMC Minutes: Rate could reach enough level to control inflation
The Minutes of the FOMC policy decision that took place over the July 26-27 policy meeting, that may shed light on just how aggressive they expect to be, have been released as follows:Fed minutes: All participants at July 26-27 policy meeting agreed 75-basis-point interest rate hike was appropriate.Some participants said …
Read More »Positive Risk Sentiment Boosts The Dollar
The US dollar advances some 0.27% ahead of the release of the Fed monetary policy statement. The USD/CHF is upward biased but faces strong resistance at the 100-DMA. The USD/CHF surges in the North American session reclaim the 0.9200 figure ahead of the FOMC monetary policy decision. The pair is …
Read More »