ING’s Chris Turner notes USD/BRL is drifting towards 5.05/5.07 as election polls show challenger Flavio Bolsonaro overtaking President Lula in a run-off, with prediction markets still favoring Lula but by a shrinking margin.
DBS Group Research strategist Chang Wei Liang reiterates that USD/JPY has likely peaked for this cycle, with the pair retreating toward 153 as the Japanese Yen (JPY) leads G10 and Asian currencies.
The US Dollar Index (DXY), which tracks the Greenback against a basket of currencies, attracts sellers for the third straight day and drops to a nearly three-week low, around the 98.70-98.65 area, during the early European session on Wednesday.