Swiss Franc Rebounds After Recent Decline

2024-07-10
Summary:

The dollar rose Wednesday after Fed Chair Powell said a rate cut won't happen until the Fed is confident inflation is heading to the 2% target.

EBC Forex Snapshot, 10 Jul 2024


The dollar was on the front foot on Wednesday after Fed Chair Jerome Powell said a rate cut is not appropriate until the Fed gains "greater confidence" that inflation is headed toward the 2% target.


Traders now have around 73% odds for a rate cut by September, CME FedWatch tool showed, with a second reduction mostly priced in by December. The Swiss franc rallied after falling for two straight days.

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Swiss inflation unexpectedly eased last month. Consumer prices rose 1.3% from a year ago, less than economists estimated and down from the fastest clip this year.

Citibank vs. HSBC Currency Pair Data Comparison

Citi (as of 2 Jul) HSBC (as of 10 Jul)

support resistance support resistance
EUR/USD 1.0666 1.0916 1.0703 1.0883
GBP/USD 1.2616 1.2860 1.2647 1.2882
USD/CHF 0.8827 0.9158 0.8855 0.9075
AUD/USD 0.6595 0.6729 0.6651 0.6795
USD/CAD 1.3577 1.3846 1.3571 1.3726
USD/JPY 156.23 163.40 158.82 162.90

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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