Friday marked the dollar's best week against the yen in three months, driven by a more hawkish tone from Fed Chair Powell and officials post-meeting.
EBC Forex Snapshot
10 Nov 2023
The dollar was on track for its best week against the yen in three months on Friday, after Fed Chair Jerome Powell and other Fed officials struck more hawkish tone than they did at the latest meeting.
Sterling barely moved at around a one-week low after data showed the UK economy stagnated in the third quarter. Economists expected a contraction of 0.1% which could mark the start of recession.
Markets are currently pricing in around 40 bps of BOE rate cuts by September, less than for the Fed or the ECB, as the kingdom’s inflation remains higher than other major economies.
Citi (as of 30 Oct) | HSBC (as of 9 Nov) | |||
support | resistance | support | resistance | |
EUR/USD | 1.0448 | 1.0737 | 1.0563 | 1.0804 |
GBP/USD | 1.2037 | 1.2337 | 1.2091 | 1.2451 |
USD/CHF | 0.8745 | 0.9338 | 0.8881 | 0.9107 |
AUD/USD | 0.6253 | 0.6445 | 0.6272 | 0.6526 |
USD/CAD | 1.3569 | 1.3862 | 1.3646 | 1.3918 |
USD/JPY | 147.43 | 151.95 | 149.26 | 152.21 |
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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