The US dollar steadies as inflation surpasses expectations, prompting doubts about the Fed's ability to justify multiple rate cuts this year.
EBC Forex Snapshot, 13 Mar 2024
The US dollar held steady against its major peers on Wednesday, as hotter-than-expected inflation left analysts wondering whether the Fed will have sufficient data to justify more than a couple of rate cuts all year.
The yen firmed following its biggest loss in a month. The BOJ governor Kazuo Ueda said on Tuesday that the economy was recovering but also showing some signs of weakness.
Expectations are for bumper pay raises, with a number of Japan's biggest companies already saying they had agreed to fully meet union demands for pay increases at annual wage negotiations.
Citi (as of 4 Mar) | HSBC (as of 13 Mar) | |||
support | resistance | support | resistance | |
EUR/USD | 1.0695 | 1.1017 | 1.0819 | 1.1005 |
GBP/USD | 1.2476 | 1.2827 | 1.2628 | 1.2924 |
USD/CHF | 0.8551 | 0.9013 | 0.8701 | 0.8865 |
AUD/USD | 0.6443 | 0.6624 | 0.6498 | 0.6689 |
USD/CAD | 1.3359 | 1.3606 | 1.3402 | 1.3590 |
USD/JPY | 146.68 | 151.91 | 145.82 | 150.19 |
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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