The Yen Remained Near the 158 Low on Tuesday

2024-06-18
Summary:

The dollar rose Tuesday as Philadelphia Fed President Harker predicted one rate cut this year but may adjust based on future data.

EBC Forex Snapshot, 18 Jun 2024


The dollar edged higher on Tuesday after Philadelphia Fed President Patrick Harker revealed that he is in the single-cut camp, but left the door open to changing his view depending on incoming data.


The yen still languished around the low of 158 per dollar. Economists remain split over the timing of the Bank of Japan's next interest rate hike, according to a new Reuters poll.

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Some 30% of the respondent expected a rate hike in June. Another 41% forecast the next hike would come in October. Slightly more than 20% went with September, while the remainder did not expect further tightening until 2025.

Citibank vs. HSBC Currency Pair Data Comparison

Citi (as of 11 Jun) HSBC (as of 17 Jun)

support resistance support resistance
EUR/USD 1.0700 1.0981 1.0606 1.0855
GBP/USD 1.2300 1.2827 1.2604 1.2810
USD/CHF 0.8885 0.9158 0.8806 0.9070
AUD/USD 0.6562 0.6729 0.6557 0.6687
USD/CAD 1.3577 1.3846 1.3626 1.3817
USD/JPY 151.86 157.71 155.18 158.90

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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