U.S. Dollar Strengthens Ahead Of Fed Decision
July 29 2015 - 5:00AM
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The U.S. dollar advanced against its major rivals in European
morning deals on Wednesday, erasing early losses, with investors
awaiting the FOMC decision due later in the day, which could back
expectations for a September rate hike.
The Fed statement, which will be out at 2:00 pm ET, could
provide more insight about the timing of the Fed's rate hike since
December 2008. No change on rates is expected at this meeting.
With the U.S. economy showing signs of progress and labour
market proving sustained improvement, investors are pricing in for
a rate hike as early as September.
Fed Chair Janet Yellen, as well as her colleagues, have
repeatedly assured that a rate hike will occur this year depending
upon the progress shown by the economy and labor market.
European stocks are trading in a positive territory, as Chinese
shares bounced back after authorities said they are still willing
to intervene to stabilize the stock market and avert systematic
risks. China Securities Regulatory Commission said it was "looking
into incidents of share-dumping" on Monday that sent the country's
benchmark index to its biggest loss in eight years.
The greenback showed mixed trading against its major rivals in
the Asian session. While the currency held steady against the franc
and the pound, it declined against the yen and the euro.
In European trading, the greenback recovered to 0.9655 against
the franc, from an early 2-day low of 0.9602. The pair ended
yesterday's trading at 0.9621. The next possible resistance for the
greenback may be located around the 0.98 mark.
The greenback, which fell to 1.5618 against the pound, 1.1083
against the euro and 123.32 against the yen in early deals,
reversed way and rose to 1.5587, 1.1029 and 123.73, respectively.
On the upside, the greenback is likely to find resistance around
1.55 against the pound, 1.05 against the euro and 125.00 against
the yen.
The greenback was trading higher at 1.2965 against the loonie,
0.6673 against the kiwi and 0.7300 against the aussie, reversing
from an early low of 1.2918, new 2-week low of 0.6738 and a 5-day
low of 0.7350, respectively. If the greenback extends rise, it may
challenge resistance around 1.308 against the loonie, 0.65 against
the kiwi and 0.70 against the aussie.
In the New York session, U.S. pending home sales for June and
crude oil inventories report for the week ended July 24, are set to
be published.
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