{"id":38111,"date":"2023-07-20T07:34:39","date_gmt":"2023-07-20T11:34:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ifintechworld.com\/markets\/forex\/dollar-edges-lower-with-next-weeks-fed-meeting-in-focus\/"},"modified":"2023-07-20T07:34:40","modified_gmt":"2023-07-20T11:34:40","slug":"dollar-edges-lower-with-next-weeks-fed-meeting-in-focus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ifintechworld.com\/?p=38111","title":{"rendered":"Dollar edges lower with next week&#8217;s Fed meeting in focus"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Investing.com &#8211; The U.S. dollar edged lower in early European hours Thursday as its rebound stalled, while the Australian dollar bounced on strong employment data and sterling remained weak.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">At 03:05 ET (07:05 GMT), the , which tracks the greenback against a basket of six other currencies, traded 0.1% lower at 99.900 but remained above Tuesday\u2019s 15-month low.<\/p>\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Traders start positioning for next week\u2019s Fed meeting<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The dollar remains weak, but traders have begun squaring positions ahead of a  meeting next week, with the central bank widely expected to raise rates by 25 basis points.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">That said, the focus remains largely on whether the Fed will signal an extended pause in its rate hike cycle, given recent softness in .<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The ,  and  headline an otherwise sparse data calendar Thursday.<\/p>\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Sterling continues to drop<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"> fell 0.2% to 1.2916, continuing to slump after Wednesday\u2019s 0.7% fall, following British inflation falling more than expected in June.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The  release hit market expectations of further aggressive rate hikes from the , with the prospect of Britain&#8217;s rates rising above 6%, from the current 5%, now likely off the table.<\/p>\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Euro edges higher; uncertainty over ECB\u2019s September meeting<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"> rose 0.2% to 1.1217, after  fell less than expected in June, adding to the uncertainty surrounding the European Central Bank\u2019s rate outlook.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The  is widely expected to increase interest rates once more when it meets next week, but policymakers have in recent days taken a more dovish tone about what will happen next.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"> in the eurozone has almost halved, down to 5.5% in June from a peak of 10.6% last October, leading 35 of 75 economists polled by Reuters to predict no more hikes, while 40 economists now see another 25 basis point rise in September.<\/p>\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Aussie surges on strong labor data<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"> rose 0.7% to 0.6820 after data showed Australia\u2019s labor market grew more than expected in June, with  rising by 32,600 from May, exceeding market forecasts for an increase of 15,000.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">This week\u2019s  suggested the central bank was still considering more  and a robust jobs market could make such a move more likely.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Elsewhere,  fell 0.1% to 139.48 ahead of the \u2019s policy meeting next week, while  fell 0.6% higher to 7.1851, following reports of government intervention to support the battered currency.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Read the full article <a href=\"https:\/\/www.investing.com\/news\/forex-news\/dollar-edges-lower-with-next-weeks-fed-meeting-in-focus-3129449\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Investing.com &#8211; The U.S. dollar edged lower in early European hours Thursday as its rebound stalled, while the Australian dollar bounced on strong employment data and sterling remained weak. 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