The US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said in a Bloomberg TV interview that the economy could see lower rates in the current context of tame inflation.
US Dollar (USD) consolidated near recent lows, driven by tentative optimism on trade talks, comments from Trump on Fed Chair and in reaction to softer US data last Friday. DXY traded heavy; last at 97.15 levels, OCBC's FX analysts Frances Cheung and Christopher Wong note.
USD/CHF remains steady following a five-day losing streak, trading around 0.7990 during the European hours on Monday. The pair sticks around 0.7957, the lowest since September 2011, recorded on Friday.