The currency market was muted on Thursday

2024-03-14
Summary:

Thursday saw a quiet currency market as traders awaited more US data for clues on Fed policy, leading to the consolidation of the US dollar.

EBC Forex Snapshot, 14 Mar 2024


The currency market was muted on Thursday, with the US dollar consolidating as traders awaited more data out of the world's largest economy for clues on the direction of Fed’s policy.


Sterling sputtered below its multi-month high. January’s GDP data raises expectations of the UK economy expanding in the first quarter but financial markets mostly shrugged it off.


After a dismal end to last year as soaring living costs forced households to cut back their spending, official figures show growth returned in January with a modest 0.2% increase, in line with forecasts.

Citibank vs. HSBC Currency Pair Data Comparison

Citi (as of 11 Mar) HSBC (as of 14 Mar)

support resistance support resistance
EUR/USD 1.0695 1.1017 1.0833 1.1018
GBP/USD 1.2503 1.2896 1.2631 1.2927
USD/CHF 0.8551 0.9000 0.8713 0.8877
AUD/USD 0.6443 0.6691 0.6508 0.6699
USD/CAD 1.3359 1.3607 1.3389 1.3577
USD/JPY 146.68 150.89 145.86 150.23

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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