Societe Generale’s Kit Juckes notes that recent G10 policy moves, including a BOJ hike, have not produced dramatic FX shifts. He argues that a dovish Fed outcome would favour short USD/JPY positions.
The Japanese Yen (JPY) nurses mild gains against the US Dollar (USD) on Wednesday, as the USD/JPY pair eases to 160.20, still above 160.00, considered the limit of tolerable JPY weakness for Japanese authorities.
UOB Global Economics & Markets Research notes that AUD/USD was little changed after the Reserve Bank of Australia paused at 4.35% following three consecutive 25 bps hikes.
Brown Brothers Harriman highlights GBP/USD trading around its 200-day moving average as UK Gilts outperform European bonds.
ING’s FX team notes that a rate hike by the ECB is fully priced into EUR/USD, limiting upside for the Euro. They stress that even additional ECB hawkishness may not translate into Euro gains, as markets already discount tighter policy.
The AUD/USD pair struggles to capitalize on the previous day's hawkish Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA)-inspired bounce and trades with a negative bias for the second consecutive day on Wednesday.
The Australian Dollar (AUD) has entered a corrective phase, surrendering part of its recent gains against the US Dollar, after the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) opted to break its tightening cycle and hold its benchmark cash rate at 4.35%.
Societe Generale analysts observe EUR/USD has rebounded after defending the April low at 1.1500 but see no clear signs yet of a broader uptrend.
The GBP/JPY cross attracts heavy selling following the release of UK consumer inflation figures on Wednesday and, for now, seems to have snapped a three-day winning streak.
The USD/CAD pair trades in positive territory around 1.4005 during the early European trading hours on Wednesday. Optimism surrounding the US-Iran peace agreement drags crude oil prices lower and weighs on the commodity-linked Canadian Dollar (CAD).
Deutsche Bank comments that despite recent declines in Oil and Euro inflation swaps, ECB chief economist Philip Lane warns that earlier energy shocks will still feed through to prices.
The British Pound (GBP) holds marginal losses against the US Dollar (USD) on Wednesday, trading at 1.3422 after hitting weekly lows at 1.3414.
The EUR/GBP cross gathers strength to around 0.8650 during the early European trading hours on Wednesday. The British Pound (GBP) weakens against the Euro (EUR) following the UK inflation report for May.
The USD/JPY pair loses ground to near 160.25 during the early European trading hours on Wednesday. Traders prefer to wait on the sidelines ahead of the US Federal Reserve (Fed) interest rate decision under new Chair Kevin Warsh later on Wednesday.
USD/IDR gains ground after two days of losses, trading around 17,770 during the Asian hours on Wednesday. The pair appreciates as the Indonesian Rupiah (IDR) faces challenges as traders adopt caution ahead of the Federal Reserve (Fed) policy decision due later in the day.
The EUR/USD pair trades with a positive bias for the third straight day and holds steady above the 1.1600 mark through the Asian session on Wednesday.
The AUD/JPY cross trades in negative territory around 113.25 during the early European session on Wednesday. The Japanese Yen (JPY) edges higher against the Australian Dollar (AUD) after the Bank of Japan (BoJ) raised interest rates to their highest level in more than three decades.
The Indian Rupee (INR) holds ground after two days of gains against the US Dollar (USD) on Wednesday. However, the upside potential for the USD/INR pair could be capped in the near term as downward pressure on the Indian Rupee eases, supported by declining global oil prices.
The AUD/USD pair trades with a negative bias for the second straight day, though it lacks bearish conviction and holds above the 0.7050 level through the Asian session on Wednesday amid mixed cues.
EUR/JPY depreciates after three days of gains, trading around 186.20 during the Asian hours on Wednesday. The currency cross holds a constructive bullish bias as it remains above both the nine-day and 50-day Exponential Moving Averages (EMAs).
Silver price (XAG/USD) continues its winning streak for the fifth consecutive day, trading around $70.40 per troy ounce during the Asian hours on Wednesday.
The NZD/USD pair trades with a positive bias for the second consecutive day on Wednesday, though it lacks bullish conviction and remains below mid-0.5800s through the Asian session.
USD/CAD halts its four-day winning streak, trading around 1.3990 during the Asian hours on Wednesday.
The GBP/USD pair gathers strength to around 1.3430 during the early Asian trading hours on Wednesday, bolstered by Middle East peace hopes.
The People’s Bank of China (PBOC) sets the USD/CNY central rate for the trading session ahead on Wednesday at 6.8096 compared to the previous day's fix of 6.8108 and 6.7659 Reuters estimate.