USD Movement Report: Monday Recap

2024-07-08
Summary:

The dollar steadied after a 1% loss last week. CME's FedWatch Tool shows 76% odds of a rate cut at the Fed's September meeting.

EBC Forex Snapshot, 8 Jul 2024


The dollar was flat on Monday following a nearly 1% loss last week. Traders currently set about 76% odds for a rate cut at the Fed's September meeting, according to the CME Group's FedWatch Tool.


Sterling rose to its highest level in more than 3 weeks as the Labour Party's landslide election ended 14 years of Conservative rule. It has been one of the best-performing major currencies so far this year.

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Left-leaning Labour has pledged to upgrade Britain's creaking infrastructure and solve a housing shortage while keeping spending tight as the UK's tax burden approaches an all-time high.

Citibank vs. HSBC Currency Pair Data Comparison

Citi (as of 2 Jul) HSBC (as of 5 Jul)

support resistance support resistance
EUR/USD 1.0666 1.0916 1.0711 1.0863
GBP/USD 1.2616 1.2860 1.2652 1.2819
USD/CHF 0.8827 0.9158 0.8867 0.9093
AUD/USD 0.6595 0.6729 0.6629 0.6779
USD/CAD 1.3577 1.3846 1.3557 1.3716
USD/JPY 156.23 163.40 158.26 163.11

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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