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After rising some early in the session the Dollar was largely steady through the close. The DXY had opened near 96.45, later stabilizing between 96.62 and 96.74. Incoming U.S. data was on the soft side, with housing starts, consumer confidence and Philly Fed index all missing the mark. Read more
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The main theme has been Yen weakness, which took hold during the European AM session. This floated USD-JPY to a two-session high at 100.42, putting in a little more distance form the six-week low that was seen yesterday at 109.70. AUD-JPY and EUR-JPY, among other Yen crosses, have also risen, with the Japanese currency seeing some of its safe-haven premium unwind concurrently with a steadying in global stock markets, although sentiment remains palpably fragile as investors continue to fathom the recent sharp dive in U.S. Read more
Most Dollar pairings have remained within Monday ranges so far, although the Australian and Canadian Dollars managed to eke out respective three- and two-session highs against the U.S. buck. This was seen amid a steadying in global stock markets, although sentiment remains fragile as investors continue to fathom the recent sharp dive in U.S. Read more
The Dollar was rangebound in N.Y. on Monday, with the DXY inside a narrow 96.63 to 96.41 trading band. There was little in the way of data to drive the market, and following last week's volatility, a period of consolidation may set in. EUR-USD was stuck inside of 1.1304 and 1.1331, while USD-JPY fell under 109.80 late in the session, after peaking at 110.13 early. Read more
OVERVIEW The Dollar Index is in negative territory, down 0.15% as we move into the final week of Q1 EUR/USD trading higher on the back of a better IFO reading Read more
EUR-USD is moderately higher on the day, with above-forecast German Ifo survey data and a rise in Bund yields providing the euro with some buoyancy. EUR-USD has posted an intraday high at 1.1324, which is above 30 pips up on Friday's closing levels. This put in some distance from the two-week low that was seen on Friday at 1.1273, itself the culmination of a sharp two-day fall from a six-week high that was seen last Wednesday at 1.1448. Read more
USD-JPY printed a six-week low at 109.70, ratcheting up a week-on-week decline of 1.3%. Sharp equity market losses across bourses in Asia have maintained demand for safe havens, including the Japanese currency. AUD-JPY also posted a six-week low, while EUR-JPY remain heavy, although has so far remained above the two-month low the cross saw late on Friday. Read more
The Dollar index largely maintained altitude through the N.Y. session, after spiking higher in Europe following weak EU PMIs, and negative Bund yields, which weighed heavily on EUR-USD. The DXY peaked at six-session highs of 96.81, before meandering between 96.54 and 96.78 through the N.Y. Read more
