The USD Index struggles to sustain above 105.00 amid signs that the US labor market cools down. Firm speculation for Fed rate cuts in September keeps the US Dollar on its toes. Investors shift focus to the US inflation data for fresh guidance.
The sudden bout of strength in the Greenback sponsored the resurgence of the selling pressure in the risk complex, dragging EUR/USD to the area of daily lows near 1.0760.
GBP/USD now rapidly loses momentum and gives away initial gains, returning to the 1.2500 region on the back of the strong comeback of the US Dollar.
USD/JPY climbs after worse-than-expected US consumer sentiment data. Recession fears reignited as Americans became less optimistic about the economy. A jump in US inflation expectations underpins US yields and the Greenback.
XAU/USD trims part of its initial advance in response to the jump in the Dollar's buying interest and the re-emergence of the upside pressure in US yields.
Oil is falling in a descending channel on the short-term horizon. Within the channel it is currently correcting higher, however, it is likely to capitulate and resume its downtrend. Only a decisive break out of the channel would reverse the short-term bearish outlook.
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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.
