US equities closed sharply higher overnight with DOW ended up 2.17%. Optimism carried on in early part of Asian session but couldn't persist. At the time of writing, China's Shanghai SSE reversed earlier gains and is trading down -0.8%, breaking yesterday's low to extend larger down trend. Riding on this, Dollar and Yen are trading as the two strongest ones for now. Canadian Dollar, Euro and Sterling has under some selling pressure. But overall, the forex markets are in consolidative mode. EUR/USD's spike to 1.1621 yesterday but quickly dipped back into established tight range. GBP/USD had much volatility this week but it's also bounded in range below 1.3257. USD/CHF, USD/JPY, EUR/GBP, EUR/JPY, GBP/JPY and EUR/AUD are all clearly in consolidation. Trump's another attack on Fed couldn't trigger a breakout, nor stock rally. Let's see if today's UK CPI, EU summit and FOMC minutes could trigger some sustainable moves. Technically, EUR/USD's focus is back on 1.1534 minor support. 0.9954 in USD/CHF and 112.52 minor resistance in USD/JPY will also be watched today for clues on Dollar's strength, if it exists. |
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