Summary:
The dollar stayed in tight ranges Monday as investors awaited US inflation data for clues on the Fed's expected rate cut later this month.
EBC Forex Snapshot, 9 Sep 2024
The dollar held to tight ranges on Monday as investors were undecided on the scale of a Fed rate cut expected later this month and looked to this week's US inflation reading for more clues.
Futures show a 35% chance that the central bank could ease rates by 50 bps next week. Policymakers on Friday signalled they are ready to kick off a series of interest rate cuts.
The Australian dollar recovered from a roughly three-week low. Iron ore fell below $90 a ton for the first time since late 2022, weighed down by immediate challenges facing China’s steel sector.
| Citi (as of 2 Sep) | HSBC (as of 9 Sep) | |||
| support | resistance | support | resistance | |
| EUR/USD | 1.0832 | 1.1202 | 1.1005 | 1.1181 |
| GBP/USD | 1.2860 | 1.3266 | 1.2974 | 1.3268 |
| USD/CHF | 0.8333 | 0.8827 | 0.8323 | 0.8583 |
| AUD/USD | 0.6659 | 0.6871 | 0.6608 | 0.6777 |
| USD/CAD | 1.3420 | 1.3792 | 1.3459 | 1.3662 |
| USD/JPY | 141.70 | 149.39 | 140.25 | 145.82 |
The green numbers in the table indicate that the data has increased compared with the previous time; the red numbers indicate that the data has decreased compared with the previous time; and the black numbers indicate that the data has remained unchanged.
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