The dollar scaled a 10-month high on Wednesday, pushing the euro and sterling to 6-month lows, while Treasury yields remained near 16-year peaks.
EBC Forex Snapshot
27 Sep 2023
The dollar scaled a 10-month high on Wednesday, pushing the euro and sterling to 6-month lows, while Treasury yields remained near 16-year peaks.
The yen trades around an 11-month low reached on Tuesday. With 150 in sight, Japanese authorities are ramping up their rhetoric against speculative short-sellers.
The Bank of Japan's meeting minutes showed that policymakers agreed on the need to maintain ultra-loose monetary settings but were divided on how soon long-awaited policy normalisation should take place.
Citi (as of 25 Sep) | HSBC (as of 27 Sep) | |||
support | resistance | support | resistance | |
EUR/USD | 1.0617 | 1.0834 | 1.0493 | 1.0707 |
GBP/USD | 1.2204 | 1.2458 | 1.2015 | 1.2433 |
USD/CHF | 0.8745 | 0.9148 | 0.8976 | 0.9250 |
AUD/USD | 0.6358 | 0.6522 | 0.6334 | 0.6485 |
USD/CAD | 1.3302 | 1.3695 | 1.3364 | 1.3680 |
USD/JPY | 144.54 | 148.85 | 146.90 | 150.20 |
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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The dollar held gains and rose slightly in Asia Monday as Japan's holiday cut liquidity, focusing attention on China's disappointing stimulus.
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