The US dollar is strengthening against the yen and euro while showing mixed performance against the pound.
By Sagar Dua EUR/USD has retreated from its recent highs after rising for most of the past month. The pair is trading near 1.1640 as firm US inflation and labor-market data support the Dollar, although expectations of another European Central Bank rate increase are limiting the decline.
By Sagar Dua AUD/USD extended its recovery towards 0.7199 on Friday, supported by strong Australian household spending and growing expectations of another Reserve Bank of Australia rate increase. The pair briefly reached 0.7205, its highest level in three months.
By Sagar Dua USD/CAD is trading near 1.3852 as uneven US Dollar performance and unexpectedly strong Canadian economic data offset the latest escalation in the trade dispute between Washington and Ottawa.
By Sagar Dua EUR/USD has been advancing since the beginning of the month and recently reached a three-month high near 1.1710. The rally accelerated after the US Treasury announced that it would raise the maximum size of long-end liquidity-support buybacks from $2.0 billion to at least $4.0 billion per operation. However, the pair later surrendered part of its gains and is currently trading near 1.1655.
By Sagar Dua GBP/USD is trading around 1.3539 as broadly neutral U.S. dollar dynamics are offset by support from the latest UK labour-market and inflation data.
By Sagar Dua AUD/USD is moving sideways during Monday's session and remains around the 0.7100 area as investors assess competing signals from the Reserve Bank of Australia and the latest U.S. economic data.
By Sagar Dua USD/JPY is consolidating around 159.30 after recovering much of the decline triggered by the coordinated yen-buying intervention at the end of July. On July 31, Japan's Ministry of Finance purchased yen in coordination with the U.S. Department of the Treasury, and the pair subsequently rebounded toward 159.37, the Murrey [4/8] level, where price action has recently stabilized.
By Sagar Dua USD/CNH is trading near 6.7443 and remains under downside pressure, with the offshore yuan retaining a firm position against the U.S. dollar as investors assess the latest signals from the People's Bank of China (PBOC).
By Sagar Dua EUR/USD reached the upper boundary of its medium-term descending channel near 1.1517 last week and has since been consolidating around this area. The U.S. dollar continues to receive support even after July inflation data confirmed a further moderation in U.S. price pressures.
By Sagar Dua GBP/USD resumed its advance in late July and is now approaching 1.3549, the Murrey [6/8] level, as markets assess a more stable domestic political backdrop in the UK and the first economic measures introduced by new Prime Minister Andy Burnham.
By Sagar Dua Since the beginning of the month, EUR/USD has been moving higher and has reached the upper boundary of its medium-term descending channel. However, the pair has so far been unable to break above it as the US dollar has strengthened amid renewed geopolitical tensions in the Persian Gulf.
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