Forex Market Review: Dollar Firms, German Ifo Rises
United States of America. The US dollar is strengthening against the pound and the yen, while showing mixed performance against the euro.
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During the Asian session, the US Dollar Index is trading higher, testing the 98.15 level for a potential upside breakout while holding near the December 11 highs updated last Wednesday. Market activity remains subdued amid the absence of key macroeconomic data from the United States.
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EUR/USD. The euro is showing mixed performance against the US dollar, consolidating near the 1.1720 level. Investors are focused on Germany’s producer price inflation data for November, which showed the PPI declining year-on-year from –1.8% to –2.3%, slightly worse than the forecast of –2.2%, while the monthly reading slowed from 0.1% to 0.0%. However, these figures are unlikely to have a significant impact on the single currency, as market participants remain more concerned about overall economic growth prospects.
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The US dollar is gaining ground against the Canadian dollar in the USD/CAD pair, recovering after the previous session’s corrective pullback. The instrument is once again testing the 1.3790 level for an upside breakout, while the US currency remains under pressure amid expectations of a potential acceleration in monetary easing by the US Federal Reserve.
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The Australian dollar is losing ground against the US dollar in the AUD/USD pair, extending losses after the previous day’s corrective move. The instrument is testing the 0.6600 level for a downside breakout as investors assess November private sector credit data, which showed annual growth edging up from 7.3% to 7.4%, while the monthly figure slowed from 0.7% to 0.6%, outperforming expectations of 0.2%.
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United States. The US dollar is gaining against the euro and the yen, while showing mixed dynamics versus the British pound.
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Shares of electronics and computer components maker Intel Corp. are trading in a corrective trend near 36.00.
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The USD/CNH pair is edging lower, consolidating near 7.0360 and the record lows from October 2024, which were refreshed on Tuesday amid expectations of further monetary easing by the U.S. Federal Reserve.
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After testing the 0.8065 resistance level and following the release of U.S. macroeconomic data, the USD/CHF pair rushed toward 0.7950.
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During the Asian morning session, the USD/CAD pair is correcting near the 1.3770 level amid stable macroeconomic data from Canada.
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The leading U.S. equity benchmark, the S&P 500 index, is correcting near the 6724.0 level.
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EUR/USD. The euro is gaining against the U.S. dollar, with the EUR/USD pair trading near 1.1743 as markets await the outcome of the European Central Bank (ECB) meeting, scheduled to be announced today at 15:15 (GMT+2). Analysts currently do not expect any changes to the ECB’s monetary policy parameters, given relatively stable inflation risks in the region.
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The US dollar shows mixed dynamics against the Japanese yen, with USD/JPY consolidating near the 155.75 level as overall market activity remains subdued. Traders are focused on data on foreign investment flows in Japanese markets: investment in foreign bonds slowed from ¥456.3 billion to ¥356.4 billion, while foreign investment in Japanese equities rose sharply from ¥132.8 billion to ¥528.3 billion, which is viewed as a positive signal for the yen.
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