The Japanese Yen saw inflows overnight as traders brace for this week's FOMC decision. Australia's CPI print may help guide RBA bets in today's Asia-Pacific session.
The US Dollar edged lower on Tuesday with EUR/USD, USD/JPY, and GBP/USD all reflecting US Dollar weakness. Will the Fed catch markets off-guard with another hawkish surprise tomorrow?
Strong earnings from Apple Microsoft, and Alphabet were unable to lighten sentiment as indices declined ahead of Wednesday’s Federal Reserve policy decision.
The Fed will announce its July interest rate decision on Wednesday. No change in policy is expected, but the central bank's guidance on tapering could trigger USD/MXN volatility.
A reversal off uptrend resistance takes the US Dollar back into the July open- the battle lines are drawn into FOMC. The levels that matter on the DXY technical charts.
Traders are further net-short than yesterday and last week, and the combination of current sentiment and recent changes gives us a stronger GBP/USD-bullish contrarian trading bias.
USD/CAD may continue to consolidate ahead of the Federal Reserve interest rate decision on July 28 as the central bank is expected to retain the current policy.
The US Dollar has felt broad-based selling pressure so far this week with markets focus on tomorrow's Fed announcement. Solid consumer confidence data helps USD/JPY bounce off session lows.