The dollar strengthened in the wake of the advanced hawk comments from several Federal Reserve officials who have reignited the debate about the future trend of increases in interest rates by the Central Bank. Some members of the Fed, in fact, highlighted the likelihood of an increase in short-term rates. For example, the president of the St. Louis Fed, James Bullard, said that a rise in April remains a possibility. However, the greenback has not been able to gain further strength given the reluctance of investors who are reluctant to take strong positions, or to make big movements on the currency ahead of the Easter holidays. The change usd / yen also gets caught between 111 and 113, as investors continue to groped to get out of this range. Although the last comments of Federal Reserve officials have given signals about the possibility of a rate hike earlier than expected, they assume that it is difficult to imagine similar movements of the dollar, the expert explains. This kind of comments induces investors to question the approach used by the Federal Reserve. Many wonder if this is or is not well balanced, says Ueda. The change usd / yen is at 113, while the euro / yen is at 126.20. However there is no doubt that the market has begun to bet on a possible rise in surprise from the US central bank rates, next April, and that this attitude has resulted in a strengthening of the dollar against the euro. As for the euro / usd, also the persistent risk aversion, fueled by fear of new terrorist attacks, after those in Brussels, he has pushed down the euro, and then helped to push up the greenback. The cross is currently at 1.1170.



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