Japanese yen near one-year low vs. dollar before the October CPI report; expected inflation drop from 3.7% in September to 3.3%.
EBC Forex Snapshot
14 Nov 2023
The Japanese yen was stuck near a one-year low against the dollar on Tuesday ahead of the Oct’s CPI report. The inflation rate is expected to have slowed to 3.3% from 3.7% in Sep.
The ECB will hold interest rates steady well into next year, with a majority of economists polled by Reuters. The first cut will likely happen until at least July despite impending recession.
The SNB will monitor the development of inflation closely in the coming weeks ahead of its next meeting in December, Chairman Thomas Jordan said on Tuesday. Swiss inflation has stayed within the target for 5 months in a row.
Citi (as of 6 Nov) | HSBC (as of 14 Nov) | |||
support | resistance | support | resistance | |
EUR/USD | 1.0448 | 1.0737 | 1.0556 | 1.0797 |
GBP/USD | 1.2037 | 1.2448 | 1.2088 | 1.2448 |
USD/CHF | 0.8745 | 0.9338 | 0.8919 | 0.9112 |
AUD/USD | 0.6400 | 0.6599 | 0.6258 | 0.6512 |
USD/CAD | 1.3569 | 1.3899 | 1.3651 | 1.3923 |
USD/JPY | 147.43 | 151.95 | 149.69 | 152.82 |
The green numbers in the table indicate an increase in data, the red numbers indicate a decrease in data, and the black numbers indicate that the data remains unchanged.
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