ING’s Francesco Pesole notes that the Dollar has been giving back recent gains against G10 currencies as equities recover and risk sentiment improves. He highlights expectations for stronger US consumer confidence and softer JOLTS openings, which should still signal a healthy labour market.
USD/CHF recovers its recent losses from the previous day, trading around 0.8090 during the Asian hours on Tuesday. Traders await the KOF Swiss Leading Indicator due later in the day, which is expected to inch up to 98.2 in May, from 98.0 prior.
The USD/JPY pair surges past the critical 162.00 psychological threshold, hitting a fresh four-decade high during the Asian session on Tuesday. However, expectations of a possible intervention by Japanese authorities cap further upside.