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FOREX-Dollar dips before Fed's Powell speaks on Thursday; data boosts euro

Published 26/08/2020, 05:54 am
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* Graphic: World FX rates in 2020 https://tmsnrt.rs/2RBWI5E (Recasts with Powell speech, adds data, quote, updates prices)

By Karen Brettell

NEW YORK, Aug 25 (Reuters) - The dollar dipped on Tuesday as investors waited on comments from Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell on Thursday about the U.S. central bank's policy framework review, and after data showed improving German business morale.

The major focus for the dollar this week will be whether the Fed's Powell signals that the U.S. central bank will shift its inflation target to an average. This would allow inflation to rise higher than previously before the Fed raises rates, which would be a further negative for the dollar.

“The most anticipated conversation is going to be Chairman Powell's speech on Thursday,” said Minh Trang, senior FX trader at Silicon Valley Bank in Santa Clara, California. "The expectation is that there might be a subtle shift in how much the Fed will be willing to tolerate higher inflation in the future."

The euro EUR= gained 0.41% on the day to $1.1835, after reaching $1.1965 on Monday, the highest since May 2018.

The dollar index measuring the greenback against a basket of currencies =USD fell 0.29% to 93.01.

The euro gained earlier on Tuesday after a German business climate index rose more than expected in August as both manufacturing and services picked up steam, boosting hopes that Europe's largest economy is set for a strong recovery following the massive coronavirus pandemic shock. is "another data point that helps keep the euro at this stretched level," said Kit Juckes, macro strategist at Societe Generale (PA:SOGN).

Rock-bottom interest rates and concerns about a more dovish inflation policy have reduced the relative appeal of the U.S. currency, while a relatively high level of COVID-19 infections is also casting doubts on the speed of the U.S. economic recovery compared with other regions, including Europe.

Data on Tuesday showed that U.S. consumer confidence dropped to a more than six-year low in August as households worried about the labor market and incomes, casting doubts on the sustainability of the economy's recovery from the COVID-19 recession. dollar also weakened against riskier currencies, but gained against the safe-haven Japanese yen after the United States and China said they are still committed to their Phase One trade deal. Australian dollar AUD= rose 0.49% to $0.7196.

The greenback rose 0.36% against the yen JPY= to 106.35 yen.

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Currency bid prices at 3:30PM (1930 GMT) Description

RIC

Last

U.S. Close Pct Change

YTD Pct

High Bid

Low Bid

Previous

Change

Session

Euro/Dollar

EUR=

$1.1835

$1.1787

+0.41%

+5.58%

+1.1844

+1.1784 Dollar/Yen

JPY=

106.3500

105.9700

+0.36%

-2.31%

+106.5700 +105.8800 Euro/Yen

EURJPY=

125.90

124.94

+0.77%

+3.24%

+126.0300 +124.9500 Dollar/Swiss

CHF=

0.9074

0.9117

-0.47%

-6.24%

+0.9126

+0.9075 Sterling/Dollar GBP=

1.3145

1.3063

+0.63%

-0.86%

+1.3169

+1.3056 Dollar/Canadian CAD=

1.3182

1.3216

-0.26%

+1.51%

+1.3239

+1.3177 Australian/Doll AUD=

0.7196

0.7161

+0.49%

+2.49%

+0.7197

+0.7152 ar

Euro/Swiss

EURCHF=

1.0742

1.0749

-0.07%

-1.01%

+1.0768

+1.0732 Euro/Sterling

EURGBP=

0.9001

0.9021

-0.22%

+6.48%

+0.9037

+0.8984 NZ

NZD=

0.6549

0.6525

+0.37%

-2.78%

+0.6558

+0.6516 Dollar/Dollar

Dollar/Norway

NOK=

8.9508

9.0021

-0.57%

+1.96%

+9.0123

+8.9277 Euro/Norway

EURNOK=

10.5959

10.6160

-0.19%

+7.70%

+10.6250

+10.5580 Dollar/Sweden

SEK=

8.7512

8.7877

-0.03%

-6.38%

+8.7958

+8.7333 Euro/Sweden

EURSEK=

10.3584

10.3612

-0.03%

-1.06%

+10.3835

+10.3300

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