US Dollar Index (DXY) remains pressured around 92.25 amid Thursday’s Asian session. The greenback gauge portrayed a three-day downtrend following the Fed’s rejection to discuss tapering, despite staying optimistic on economic transition. Recently weighing on the quote is the news concerning US President Joe Biden’s infrastructure spending bill’s movement in the Senate.
EUR/USD is trading above 1.1850, as it continues to notch higher on Thursday. Dovish Fed downs the US Treasury yields alongside the US dollar. Rebound in Chinese stocks lifts overall market mood, weighing further on the safe-haven dollar. Eurozone data and US GDP in focus..........
GBP/USD picks up bids to refresh multi-day high above 1.3900. US dollar tracks Treasury yields to the south amid Fed’s dovish tilt. EU softens legal threat over NI protocol on demand of UK’s Frost. UK scraps quarantine rules for fully vaccinated EU, US travelers.
USD/JPY consolidates gains on Thursday in the initial trading session. Lower US Treasury yields undermine the demand for the US dollar. The yen remains unchanged after the BOJ summary of opinions suggests a longer accommodative monetary policy.
The Fed once again came to the rescue of the bulls, lifting gold price from around the key support around $1792 to take on the upside beyond the $1800 mark. So far this Thursday, gold price is extending the post-Fed rally towards the critical SMA200 one-day at $1821.
WTI oil prices seesaw around $72.00, down 0.15% intraday, during Thursday’s Asian session. The energy benchmark refreshed two-week top the previous day while posting a daily close beyond 21-DMA and 61.8% Fibonacci retracement (Fibo.) for the first time since July 14.
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Have you watched the US Dollar Index (USDX) Futures contract trade during the day? Do you notice that with each price change the intervals are always a minimum tick of .005? And then at the end of the day when you look at your daily candle of the USDX you see a closing price like 97.197.
Over the last few months especially, there’s been a lot of focus in the world of Currency Trading upon the state of the US Dollar. No matter what your opinion is of the Greenback, it is still, without question, regarded as the world’s primary reserve currency and holds its weight of recognition across the board.
