The GBP/USD recovers some ground on Wednesday as traders await the Federal Reserve's (Fed) monetary policy decision, amid heightened tensions in the Middle East and the release of jobless claims data in the US. At the time of writing, the pair trades at 1.3452, up 0.19%.
Gold (XAU/USD) is holding steady near $3,392 on Wednesday, supported by persistent geopolitical tensions and investor caution ahead of the Federal Reserve’s (Fed) policy decision.
The Indian Rupee (INR) remains on the back foot against the United States Dollar (USD) on Wednesday, marking its second consecutive day of weakness despite a relatively subdued Greenback.
Pound Sterling (GBP) is a relative outperformer as we head into Wednesday’s NA session, up nearly 0.3% vs. the US Dollar (USD) with a notable pop in response to the stronger than expected CPI release for the month of May.
At least as far as the key interest rate is concerned, today's FOMC meeting is unlikely to be particularly exciting, as it is widely expected that the Fed will leave the interest rate corridor unchanged at 4.25-4.50%.
Inflation in the United Kingdom was higher than expected in April. One reason for this was the sharp increase in travel prices, which pushed up both the core and headline rate, Commerzbank's FX analyst Michael Pfister notes.
Swiss National Bank's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting takes place tomorrow. Markets have fully priced in a 25bp cut to bring the policy rate down to zero. Pair was last at 0.8178 levels, OCBC's FX analysts Frances Cheung and Christopher Wong note.
US Dollar (USD) rebounded as markets grapple a challenging environment of higher oil prices and falling equities amid ongoing geopolitical uncertainties. DXY was last at 98.64, OCBC's FX analysts Frances Cheung and Christopher Wong note.
The UK has just released CPI figures for May. While the headline reading slowed a tad less than expected to 3.4%, and core was in line with consensus at 3.5%, the closely-monitored services CPI came in a bit below expectations at 4.7% (expected 4.8%), ING's FX analyst Francesco Pesole notes.
NZD/USD is retracing its recent losses, trading around 0.6030 during the European hours on Wednesday. The technical analysis of the daily chart suggests the potential for weakening bullish bias, as the pair tests the lower boundary of the ascending channel pattern.
The US Dollar Index (DXY), an index of the value of the US Dollar (USD) measured against a basket of six world currencies, attracts some sellers to around 98.55 during the early European trading hours on Wednesday.
The EUR/JPY cross posts modest gains near 166.80 during the early European session on Wednesday. Reduced bets for a Bank of Japan (BoJ) rate hike undermine the Japanese Yen (JPY) and act as a tailwind for the cross.
Silver (XAG/USD) is seen consolidating the previous day's strong gains to its highest level since February 2012 and oscillating in a narrow range during the Asian session on Wednesday.
The AUD/JPY reversed its course on Tuesday after posting solid gains on Monday of over 0.98% amid an improvement in market players' mood despite increasing tensions in the Israel-Iran conflict.
The EUR/USD pair is collapsing by over 0.60% as the US Dollar (USD) remains bid due to its safe-haven status amid the escalation of the Middle East conflict between Israel and Iran, which appears to be broadening as the White House considers its involvement.
Gold prices retreated below the $3,400 level on Tuesday despite deteriorating risk appetite as overall US Dollar (USD) strength drove the yellow metal lower. Nevertheless, the escalation of the Israel–Iran conflict would likely underpin the precious metal due to its safe-haven appeal.
The GBP/USD tumbled below the 1.3500 figure for the first time in the week, down over 0.39%, as tensions in the Middle East remained high, with news sources revealing that the United States (US) is weighing whether to join Israel in its confrontation with Iran.
The Indian Rupee (INR) weakens against the US Dollar (USD) on Tuesday, giving up Monday’s modest rebound as heightened geopolitical tensions in the Middle East, stronger Crude Oil prices, and a resilient Greenback dampen sentiment ahead of the Federal Reserve’s (Fed) key interest rate decision.
Pound Sterling (GBP) is soft, down a modest 0.2% vs. the US Dollar (USD) but underperforming all of the G10 currencies in relatively quiet trade, Scotiabank's Chief FX Strategists Shaun Osborne and Eric Theoret note.
Euro (EUR) is quietly trading within an incredibly tight range, consolidating in the mid-1.15s just below its recent multi-year highs, Scotiabank's Chief FX Strategists Shaun Osborne and Eric Theoret note.
Gold moves higher against the US Dollar (USD) on Tuesday as traders digest mixed US Retail Sales data and monitor escalating tensions in the Middle East. At the time of writing, XAU/USD is trading around $3,392, supported by rising safe-haven demand amid renewed geopolitical risks.
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