Market updates on July 17
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Upbeat Fed comments underpin the evergreen buck
On Thursday, positive comments from the US key financial institution at the conclusion of its policy gathering on Wednesday lent support to the evergreen buck. Therefore, the US currency headed north.
The major American currency gained support right after the Federal Reserve expressed its confidence as for economic surge and inflation in the United States.
The Federal Reserve expects inflation to edge up in 2018. Undoubtedly, it underpins hopes for further interest rate lifts under Jerome Powell, an incoming key bank governor.
On Wednesday, the Federal Reserve decided not to alter its interest rates. The given decision happened to be rather an anticipated move. By the way, it was the last gathering of the American key financial institution with Janet Yellen as Fed Chair.
The decision arose after ADP payrolls processing company informed that in January the American private sector managed to generate up to 234,000 jobs. The given outcome definitely confounded hopes for a leap of 186,000.
Investors are currently waiting for nonfarm payrolls data to be released on Friday for extra clues on the strength of the American economy.
Gauging the US currency’s value versus a basket of six crucial assets, the US dollar index headed north 0.16% hitting 89.09.
Besides this the common currency and the British pound inched down, with the currency pair EUR/USD sinking 0.10% to 1.2400. As for GBP/USD, it dived 0.16% showing 1.4168.
The Swiss franc along with the Japanese yen tumbled too, with USD/JPY adding 0.32% to 109.53. USD/CHF gained 0.24% being worth 0.9330.
In addition to this, the currency pair AUD/USD lost 0.48% hitting 0.8017, NZD/USD dived 0.19% to 0.7349.
As the Australian Bureau of Statistics disclosed on Thursday, in December building approvals in this country went down 20.0% versus hopes for a 8% descend.
USD/CAD stood still, sticking to 1.2320.
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A chance for the Australian dollar
Australia will publish the employment change and unemployment rate on July 18, at 4:30 MT time.
Pay attention to the inflation release for Canada
Canada awaits the release of monthly CPI on July 17, at 15:30 MT time.
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