Alex Beuzelin
Alex Beuzelin
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U.S. dollar pessimism continues to pervade the foreign exchange market.
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The market's positive outlook for the Japanese economy continues to support the yen as it hit a two-month peak against the dollar, ... Technical factors continue to play a determining role in the behavior of the foreign exchange market as traders await next week's FOMC meeting. Despite recent encouraging euro-zone economic data, the euro is trading at a two-week low against the U.S. dollar.
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At the end of the day, this is not going to change the view that the U.S. economy is in good shape. Not going to provide any much insight as to how much the Fed has to go. So it hasn't had much of an impact on the dollar.
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Undoubtedly it's a dollar-negative report. This pace of job creation shows there is still slack in the labor markets.
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With little in terms of fresh news or developments overnight, traders appear content to trade the U.S. dollar within its current ranges against the world's major currencies.
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With a lack of any key economic news, once again the direction of the dollar is linked to the volatility on Wall Street.
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Ongoing fears of possible Bank of Japan intervention combined with renewed rumors of a possible downgrade of Japan's credit rating also weighed on the yen.
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Since there was no expression of concern at the yen's strength, traders interpreted this as a green light to resume their yen buying,
assumption due holiday single trading
Lighter-than-usual trading volumes, due to the Assumption Day holiday in Europe, facilitated the single currency's gains,
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It enhances the dollar's interest rate appeal relative to the euro, pound and yen,
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That was an upside surprise in the headline PPI index. That's going to keep the Federal Reserve on track in raising interest rates at an incremental pace,
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It appears that the slowdown in the U.S economy was slower than anticipated,
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It confirms the Fed's optimistic assessment of the U.S. economy, and essentially signals that the Fed's measured (monetary policy) tightening campaign will persist,
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If, in the days going forward, Japan does not make good on its promise (of weakening its currency), market sentiment could shift back in favor of the yen.