The dollar made a steady start to the week on Monday

2024-05-27
Summary:

The dollar started steady on Monday, with markets eyeing inflation data. Bullish sentiment fades as the US economy cools.

EBC Forex Snapshot, 27 May 2024


The dollar made a steady start to the week on Monday, as markets were focused on a slew of upcoming inflation data. Bullish sentiment on the dollar is rapidly receding amid signs the US economy is cooling.


While leveraged funds still held bullish wagers on the greenback last week, asset managers among the group held a net short position for the first time in six weeks, CFTC data showed.

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Investors have been chasing income and selling low yield currencies such as the yen and Swiss franc. The latter currency has been weak all year, trading not far from the multi-month low hit earlier this month.

Citibank vs. HSBC Currency Pair Data Comparison

Citi (as of 20 May) HSBC (as of 24 May)

support resistance support resistance
EUR/USD 1.0793 1.0895 1.0725 1.0897
GBP/USD 1.2300 1.2712 1.2506 1.2824
USD/CHF 0.8988 0.9244 0.9033 0.9205
AUD/USD 0.6443 0.6729 0.6537 0.6695
USD/CAD 1.3478 1.3846 1.3623 1.3798
USD/JPY 152.12 157.68 154.09 158.48

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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