The dollar rose more than 2% last week

2024-09-23
Summary:

The dollar rose on Monday, up over 2% last week. Investors will examine remarks from Fed officials this week after a major rate cut.

EBC Forex Snapshot, 23 Sep 2024


The dollar edged up on Monday, having bounced over 2% last week. Investors will parse remarks from a large number of Fed officials in the coming week after they opted for a jumbo rate cut.


Loonie steadied as domestic data showed retail sales rising more than expected in July. The BOC said adoption of AI by businesses could add to price pressures in the short term by boosting demand.

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Oil prices were buoyed by concerns that heightened conflict in the Middle East may curtail regional supply and expectations last week's outsized US interest rate cut will support demand.

Citibank vs. HSBC Currency Pair Data Comparison

Citi (as of 16 Sep) HSBC (as of 23 Sep)

support resistance support resistance
EUR/USD 1.0857 1.1202 1.1046 1.1234
GBP/USD 1.2812 1.3266 1.3100 1.3441
USD/CHF 0.8375 0.8763 0.8400 0.8575
AUD/USD 0.6618 0.6871 0.6671 0.6890
USD/CAD 1.3441 1.3792 1.3473 1.3656
USD/JPY 140.25 147.13 139.91 147.55

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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