The dollar started the week on the back foot on Tuesday in holiday-thinned trade as currency moves were largely muted in the day after Christmas.
EBC Forex Snapshot
26 Dec 2023
The dollar started the week on the back foot on Tuesday in holiday-thinned trade as currency moves were largely muted in the day after Christmas.
The Australian dollar was huddled near its recent five-month high. Five of China's largest state banks lowered deposits rates on Friday, the third round of such cuts this year to boost growth.
China’s post-Covid recovery has been hit by the real estate sector. Last week the serious problems were highlighted when Evergrande filed for bankruptcy protection in the US.
Citi (as of 14 Dec) | HSBC (as of 21 Dec) | |||
support | resistance | support | resistance | |
EUR/USD | 1.0724 | 1.1017 | 1.0771 | 1.1057 |
GBP/USD | 1.2326 | 1.2848 | 1.2491 | 1.2788 |
USD/CHF | 0.8667 | 0.8957 | 0.8538 | 0.8767 |
AUD/USD | 0.6445 | 0.6526 | 0.6575 | 0.6831 |
USD/CAD | 1.3381 | 1.3695 | 1.3244 | 1.3554 |
USD/JPY | 139.48 | 147.50 | 140.22 | 147.62 |
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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