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The EUR/USD exchange rate continued its strong sell-off today, reaching its lowest level in 17 months as concerns about the European fiscal health accelerated. It tumbled to 1.1162, down by over 4.67% from its highest point in September, with focus now shifting to the upcoming Federal Reserve minutes. Euro drops as Europe’s fiscal health struggles
The USD/JPY exchange rate wavered today, August 27, as traders waited for the upcoming Kevin Warsh statement at the Jackson Hole Symposium in Wyoming. It also wavered after the US published the latest PCE and GDP numbers. It was trading at 159.32, up by 2.68% from its lowest level this month. Kevin Warsh statement at
The USD/ZAR exchange rate will be in the spotlight as the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) delivers its interest rate decision on Wednesday. This decision comes a week after the Federal Reserve hiked rates and signaled that it will hike again this year. It was trading at 16.23, a few points below last week’s high
The USD/CHF exchange rate continued its recent upward trend, reaching its highest level since June last year as the spread between the US and Swiss interest rates continues to widen. It jumped to 0.8262, up by over 8.7% from its lowest level this year. Swiss National Bank interest rate decision The USD/CHF pair will be
The Japanese yen continued its strong downward trend, reaching its lowest level since September 3 as traders reflected on the latest Federal Reserve and Bank of Japan (BoJ) interest rate decisions. The USD/JPY pair rose to 157.03, up sharply from this month’s low of 152.90. Bank of Japan hikes interest rates The USD/JPY pair continued
The US dollar remained supported on Tuesday after benefiting from a risk-averse market environment at the start of the week. Investors also turned their attention to the upcoming US inflation data, while rising geopolitical tensions continued to lift oil prices and pressure several major currencies. The US Dollar Index (DXY), which closed in positive territory
The Japanese yen continued its recent retreat, reaching its lowest level since July 31 as the recent US intervention backfired. The USD/JPY pair rose to 159.43, up by 2.72% from its lowest level this month. Japanese yen retreat continues as carry trade intensifies The USD/JPY pair crashed hard earlier this month, reaching its lowest level
The Japanese yen resumed its downward trend as investors reflected on the recent interventions by the United States and the Bank of Japan. After plunging to 155.20 earlier this week, the USD/JPY pair rebounded to 158.41 as traders bought the dip ahead of the US nonfarm payrolls (NFP) data. Japanese yen resumes its downtrend The
The Japanese yen has soared in the past few weeks, and is now hovering near its highest level since February this year. The USD/JPY pair has dropped to 154.17, down sharply from the year-to-date high of 163.96. Focus now shifts to some notable macro numbers and the upcoming monetary policy decisions by the Federal Reserve