U.S. Dollar Higher After Strong Retail Sales
2018年6月14日 - 07:22PM
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The U.S. dollar spiked up against its major counterparts in the
early New York session on Thursday, following the release of a slew
of upbeat economic data on retail sales, export and import prices
and weekly jobless claims.
The Commerce Department said retail sales jumped by 0.8 percent
in May after climbing by an upwardly revised 0.4 percent in
April.
Economists had expected retail sales to rise by 0.4 percent
compared to the 0.3 percent increase originally reported for the
previous month.
Excluding sales by motor vehicle and parts dealers, retail sales
still surged up by 0.9 percent in May following a 0.4 percent
increase in April. Ex-auto sales had been expected to climb by 0.5
percent.
A separate report from the Labor Department unexpectedly showed
a modest decrease in initial jobless claims in the week ended June
9th.
The report said initial jobless claims edged down to 218,000, a
decrease of 4,000 from the previous week's unrevised level of
222,000. Economists had expected initial jobless claims to inch up
to 224,000.
The Labor Department also released a report showing import and
export prices both increased by more than anticipated in the month
of May.
The report said import prices climbed by 0.6 percent in May,
matching the upwardly revised increase in April. Economists had
expected import prices to rise by 0.5 percent.
Export prices also increased by 0.6 percent in May, matching the
growth reported for the previous month. Export prices had been
expected to rise by 0.3 percent.
Traders digested the monetary policy announcement of the
European Central Bank, which outlined plans to begin winding down
its massive bond-buying program.
The ECB said it plans to reduce the monthly pace of its net
asset purchases to 15 billion from 30 billion after September
before completely ending the program at the end of December.
Meanwhile, the ECB left interest rates unchanged and said it
expects rates to remain at their present levels at least through
the summer of 2019.
The greenback climbed to a new 2-week high of 0.9921 against the
franc and a 9-day high of 1.1656 against the euro, off its early
6-day low of 0.9826 and more than a 4-week low of 1.1852,
respectively. Next key resistance for the greenback is likely seen
around 1.01 against the franc and 1.15 against the euro.
The greenback edged up to 110.39 against the yen and 1.3313
against the pound, reversing from its early 3-day low of 109.92 and
a weekly low of 1.3447, respectively. If the greenback rises
further, 112.00 and 1.32 are likely seen as its next resistance
levels against the yen and the pound, respectively.
The U.S. currency advanced to 0.7538 against the aussie and
1.3012 against the loonie, bouncing off from an early low of 0.7583
and a 6-day low of 1.2950, respectively. The greenback is poised to
challenge resistance around 0.73 against the aussie and 1.32
against the loonie.
The greenback recovered to 0.7018 against the kiwi, from a low
of 0.7045 hit at 8:15 am ET. The next likely resistance for the
greenback is seen around the 0.69 level.
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