The dollar started the week on the back foot

2023-12-26
Summary:

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.

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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.

Citibank vs. HSBC Currency Pair Data Comparison

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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