Dollar Slips and Oil Falls as Markets Reprice Fed and Iran Risks
United States. The US dollar is strengthening against the Japanese yen today while posting moderate losses against the euro and the British pound.
United States. The US dollar is strengthening against the Japanese yen today while posting moderate losses against the euro and the British pound.
Shares of U.S. diversified innovation and manufacturing corporation 3M Co. are holding within a corrective trend near the 169.00 level.
United States. The U.S. dollar is losing ground against its major peers—the euro, the pound, and the yen.
EUR/USD The European currency is consolidating around 1.1640 and local lows updated at the end of last week, as market participants assess key U.S. macroeconomic data released the day before.
The U.S. dollar is showing mixed dynamics against the Japanese yen, extending the bullish impulse formed last Friday, which acted as a catalyst for a fresh move to record highs not seen since January 2025. During the Asian session, USD/JPY is once again testing the 158.01 level for an upside breakout. Pressure on the yen is being amplified by rising geopolitical risks, primarily linked to the evolution of diplomatic relations between Japan and China. At the start of the year, Beijing introduced additional restrictions on exports of dual-use goods and strictly military products, affecting key components for electronics, sensors, shipping, and the aerospace sector. These measures could complicate the strategic plans of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s government aimed at strengthening Japan’s defense capabilities. The situation is further exacerbated by persistent tensions around Taiwan and sharp statements from the Republican administration in the White House regarding strategic territories and economic interests in the Asia-Pacific region.
The EUR/USD pair is holding within a corrective trend near 1.1678. The euro remains in a neutral position even after last week’s macroeconomic data showed that the European economy is gradually emerging from the stagnation observed since early summer 2025, which had been driven by high uncertainty surrounding U.S. trade policy.
EUR/USD. The European currency is showing modest gains against the US dollar, correcting after a confident downward move in the first weeks of the new year and testing the 1.1667 level.
Shares of the German automotive group Volkswagen AG are trading slightly above the 103.00 level.
The euro-to-U.S. dollar exchange rate (EUR/USD) weakened on Monday, slipping below the 1.1700 level.
After an initial decline, the pound showed resilience on Monday, with the Pound-to-Euro (GBP/EUR) exchange rate reaching its best buying level in ten weeks, rising slightly above 1.1510 amid a weaker single currency across global markets.
The US dollar to Canadian dollar exchange rate (USD/CAD) appears to be losing momentum as investors refocus on Canada’s macroeconomic data.
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