Summary:
Friday saw the dollar above a four-month low, awaiting a crucial inflation report to gauge the Fed's potential interest rate cuts in the coming year.
EBC Forex Snapshot
22 Dec 2023
The dollar traded above a more than four-month low on Friday, with a key inflation report due later in the day that could offer clarity on how much room the Fed has to cut interest rates next year.
The yen was little changed though data that showed Japan's core consumer prices rose 2.5% in Nov from a year earlier. That marked the slowest gain since July 2022.
While the central bank is still expected to reverse its ultra-dovish stance in 2024, the softer inflation reading brings more uncertainty over the timing of the move.
| Citi (as of 11 Dec) | HSBC (as of 21 Dec) | |||
| support | resistance | support | resistance | |
| EUR/USD | 1.0756 | 1.1017 | 1.0771 | 1.1057 |
| GBP/USD | 1.2326 | 1.2733 | 1.2491 | 1.2788 |
| USD/CHF | 0.8667 | 0.8957 | 0.8538 | 0.8767 |
| AUD/USD | 0.6522 | 0.6750 | 0.6575 | 0.6831 |
| USD/CAD | 1.3417 | 1.3695 | 1.3244 | 1.3554 |
| USD/JPY | 142.34 | 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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