FOMC Minutes Hoped to Explain Inflation Fear; BoJ Announced More Bond Purchases; US Dollar Spike Ends.
The FOMC meeting minutes will be released later today. It will be closely read for clues about inflation concerns, Dovish language on inflation could cause the US Dollar to sell off as it would make the pace and amount of rate hikes be likely to lessen.
For the fourth day, the Bank of Japan announced unscheduled and unlimited bond purchases. This sent the Yen a bit higher after its losses yesterday. In The Forex market, there was a strong spike in favour of the US Dollar yesterday during the London session, probably due to start of year flow. There is a long-term trend against the Dollar, and it can be expected to resume now as momentum again seems to be shifting against the greenback. rising and threatening to make another 6-month high. is also bullish, but less so.
In the Forex market, the Australian Dollar is currently the strongest currency while the Euro and the British Pound look to be the weakest.
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