The dollar held mostly steady on Thursday

2024-05-09
Summary:

The dollar stayed stable ahead of next week's inflation data. The Swiss franc was strong at 0.9085, reflecting a labor market recovery.

EBC Forex Snapshot, 9 May 2024


The dollar held mostly steady on Thursday as traders kept their powder dry before next week's inflation data, while the Swiss franc traded on a strong note around 0.9085 due to signs of recovery in the labour market.


Switzerland's jobless rate was reported at 2.3% in April, the lowest rate since Dec 2023, the latest data showed on Tuesday. The consumer price index accelerated to 1.4% last month following the SNB's rate cut in March.

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Weak US job growth have markets increasing bets for two rate cuts this year. Fed Bank of Boston President Susan Collins said overnight that the US economy needs to cool to return inflation back to target.

Citibank vs. HSBC Currency Pair Data Comparison

Citi (as of 6 May) HSBC (as of 9 May)

support resistance support resistance
EUR/USD 1.0601 1.0885 1.0632 1.0835
GBP/USD 1.2300 1.2709 1.2317 1.2654
USD/CHF 0.8999 0.9244 0.8980 0.9199
AUD/USD 0.6443 0.6668 0.6410 0.6697
USD/CAD 1.3478 1.3846 1.3617 1.3813
USD/JPY 151.86 157.68 151.54 159.72

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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