U.S. Dollar Weakens Ahead Of Economic Data
2018年1月18日 - 4:53PM
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The U.S. dollar dropped against its most major counterparts in
the European session on Thursday, as investors weighed the
likelihood of a government shutdown in the United States on
Friday.
The federal government faces the threat of a shut down tomorrow,
as Republican leaders scramble to get enough votes to push for a
stopgap funding bill amid immigration and military spending
issues.
With Democrats pushing hard to provide a solution for protecting
the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, it is unclear
whether the U.S. Congress have enough votes to pass the spending
bill.
A House vote is planned to take place later in the day.
The U.S. jobless claims and housing starts data will be released
at 8:30 am ET.
The greenback was higher against its most major opponents in the
Asian session on stronger-than-expected U.S. economic data.
The greenback dropped to 1.3890 against the pound, from a high
of 1.3805 hit at 2:15 am ET. If the greenback falls further, 1.44
is likely seen as its next support level.
Pulling away from an early 3-day high of 0.9667 against the
franc, the greenback weakened to 0.9592. Continuation of the
greenback's downtrend may see it challenging support around the
0.94 mark.
The greenback reversed from an early 6-day high of 1.2165
against the euro, falling to 1.2252. On the downside, 1.26 is
possibly seen as the next support for the greenback.
The greenback dropped to 0.7304 against the kiwi, off its early
high of 0.7246. The next possible support for the greenback is seen
around the 0.75 region.
Data from the Real Estate Institute of New Zealand showed that
New Zealand's house prices increased in December from a year ago,
while the volume of sales decreased notably.
The national median house price index climbed 5.8 percent
year-over-year to NZ$550,000 in December. Median prices increased
1.9 percent, month-on-month.
The greenback fell back to 1.2432 against the loonie and held
steady thereafter.
The greenback eased to 0.7998 against the aussie, from an early
high of 0.7942. The greenback is seen finding support around the
0.82 mark.
Data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics showed that
Australia's unemployment rate rose a seasonally adjusted 5.5
percent in December.
That was above forecasts for 5.4 percent, which would have been
unchanged from November.
The greenback held steady against the yen, after easing from a
6-day high of 111.48 hit at 10:45 pm ET. The pair closed
Wednesday's deals at 111.26.
Figures from the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry showed
that Japan's industrial production increased less than initially
estimated in November.
Industrial production rose at a stable rate of 0.5 percent
month-over-month in November, just below the 0.6 percent increase
reported earlier.
Looking ahead, U.S. building permits and housing starts for
December and weekly jobless claims for the week ended January 13
are set for release in New York session.
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