Thursday saw the dollar below peaks while awaiting a US jobs report for rate clues. The Swiss franc fell on easing inflation.
EBC Forex Snapshot, 4 Apr 2024
The dollar traded below recent peaks on Thursday as investors waited on this week's US jobs report to guide the interest rate outlook. The Swiss franc dropped as nflation eased further.
ISM said that its non-manufacturing PMI fell to 51.4 last month from 52.6 in February, the second straight monthly decline, weighing on the greenback which was the best performing G10 currency in Q1.
CPI rose by 1% in Switzerland last month from a year ago, the slowest pace since Sep 2021 This came after the SNB unexpectedly cut interest rates in its last policy meeting.
Citi (as of 25 Mar) | HSBC (as of 3 Apr) | |||
support | resistance | support | resistance | |
EUR/USD | 1.0695 | 1.1017 | 1.0676 | 1.0907 |
GBP/USD | 1.2503 | 1.2896 | 1.2468 | 1.2754 |
USD/CHF | 0.8741 | 0.9112 | 0.8875 | 0.9185 |
AUD/USD | 0.6443 | 0.6691 | 0.6453 | 0.6608 |
USD/CAD | 1.3359 | 1.3607 | 1.3473 | 1.3634 |
USD/JPY | 146.66 | 151.91 | 148.66 | 153.21 |
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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