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On Wednesday, the US currency rallied and reached a maximum of seven weeks versus the group of other leading rivals due to the growth of yield of American government bonds. The yield of 10-year US bonds tacked on to a maximum since early 2014.
The US dollar index, appreciating the purchasing power of the US currency versus the trade-weighted basket of six key currencies, soared 0.31% ending up with 90.84. That’s the highest result since March 1.
The dollar's exchange rate has tacked on due to the surge in yields in American government bonds as well as the prospect of accelerating the Fed's interest rate increase in 2018.
A higher interest rate, as a rule, appears to be a support for the evergreen buck, as it makes dollar assets more attractive for profit-seeking investors. On Tuesday, the revenue of 10-year US government bonds managed to surpass 3% for the first time since 2014, which is a indication of investor confidence in the bright future of the American economy.
Published on Tuesday, data showed that the volume of construction of new homes and consumer confidence in the USA appeared to be better than analysts' estimates, which strengthened the forecasts of the stable surge of the American economy in the nearer future.
The Japanese yen headed south to a minimum against the evergreen buck for 2.5 months. The currency pair USD/JPY managed to tack on 0.38% coming up with 109.23.
On Tuesday, the evergreen buck headed south against the yen after a decline in quotations on US exchanges provoked a jump in demand for the Japanese currency. Yesterday's trading on Wall Street concluded with an abrupt dive in indices amid concerns of companies as for raising the cost of borrowed funds as a result of growing revenues of American bonds.
Last week several important economic updates influenced the Forex market. US preliminary GDP fell less than expected (0.6% actual vs. 0.7% forecast). Below you will find the key events to trade on during the week from August 29 to September 2.
Last week, there were sharp swings in USDJPY, a decline in oil prices, and a surge in Tesla stock. What's next?
Geopolitical factors and inflation remain the main drivers of financial markets. Let’s see how to use that in trading!
Main news that will drive the market in the upcoming week include CB Consumer Confidence Index, Canadian GDP, and US Core PCE Price Index
The Federal Reserve (Fed) will announce its Interest Rate Decision and make a statement about the future monetary policy on Wednesday, September 21, GMT+3. After the higher-than-expected inflation numbers published on September 13, there’s almost no doubt the Federal Reserve will come up with another 75-basis-point rate hike. However, surprised by the CPI numbers, several Fed members announced the possibility of a 100-basis-point rate hike on Wednesday.
Every week we expect many interesting events that can shake the market.
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