Dollar Declines Against Majors
November 27 2014 - 4:05AM
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The U.S. dollar slipped against its major counterparts on
Thursday, extending previous session's decline, as soft data from
the U.S. overnight fueled worries about the health of world's
largest economy.
Lower consumer confidence and higher jobless claims, along with
an unexpected decline in new home sales prompted market players to
cut their dollar holdings.
Core durable goods orders fell unexpectedly, whereas personal
income and spending rose less-than-expected in October, separate
reports showed yesterday.
The weak data also raised expectations that the Federal Reserve
won't raise interest rates until later next year.
With U.S. markets closed for the Thanksgiving holiday, traders
focus on ISM manufacturing index, ADP private sector payrolls
report and jobs data for November, due next week, for further clues
about the economy.
The greenback dropped to 1.5825 against the pound, its lowest
since November 12. If the greenback extends slide, 1.59 is seen as
its next possible support level.
The greenback that ended yesterday's trading at 1.2504 against
the euro and 0.9611 against the franc edged down to 1.2522 and
0.9598, respectively. The next possible support for the greenback
is seen around 1.265 against the euro and 0.95 against the
franc.
The greenback hit 117.23 against the yen, an 8-day low, from
yesterday's close of 117.72. Continuation of downtrend may see the
greenback testing support around the 115.00 zone.
The greenback slipped to a 2-day low of 0.8614 versus the aussie
and a 6-day low of 0.7926 against the NZ dollar, compared to
yesterday's closing values of 0.8541 and 0.7865, respectively. Next
key support for the greenback lies around 0.88 against the aussie
and 0.80 against the kiwi.
The greenback edged down to 1.1239 against the loonie and was
steady thereafter. The greenback is likely to find support around
the 1.11 zone.
Looking ahead, Eurozone M3 money supply data for October and
economic sentiment index for November and German GfK consumer
sentiment index for December are due to be released in the European
session.
In the New York session, German preliminary CPI data for
November and Canadian current account data for third quarter are
due to be released.
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