Forex- Dollar Recovers From Three Week Loss

© Reuters. The U.S. dollar rallied on Wednesday.

Investing.com - The dollar rallied on Wednesday, after three weeks of losses as investors looked ahead to the minutes of the Federal Reserve’s December meeting later in the day.

The , which measures the greenback’s strength against a trade-weighted basket of six major currencies, was up 0.24% to 91.78 by 11:53 AM ET (16:53 GMT), pulling away from Tuesday’s three month lows of 91.47.

Investors are looking ahead to the minutes of the Fed’s December meeting at 2:00 PM ET (19:00 GMT). The central bank raised interest rates by a quarter point at its last meeting and increased its growth outlook for the economy. Traders will also be paying close attention to any indication as to how the U.S. economy is performing and any clues as to when the next rate hike will be.

The dollar inched up slightly against the yen, with up 0.03% to 112.31, pulling up from Tuesday’s two-week lows of 112.04.

The euro was unmoved from its earlier losses during the day, as it eased after a rally spurred by expectations that the European Central Bank will start to wind down its stimulus program later this year. was trading at 1.2026.

The single currency hit a four-month high of 1.2080 on Tuesday, putting it within striking distance of a September peak of 1.2092, its strongest level since early 2015.

Meanwhile sterling fell against the greenback, with slumping 0.52% to 1.3518.

The Australian dollar inched forward against the dollar, with rising 0.10% to 0.7837 while the New Zealand was flat, with trading at 0.7100.

Disclaimer:Fusion Media would like to remind you that the data contained in this website is not necessarily real-time nor accurate. All CFDs (stocks, indexes, futures) and Forex prices are not provided by exchanges but rather by market makers, and so prices may not be accurate and may differ from the actual market price, meaning prices are indicative and not appropriate for trading purposes. Therefore Fusion Media doesn`t bear any responsibility for any trading losses you might incur as a result of using this data.

Fusion Media or anyone involved with Fusion Media will not accept any liability for loss or damage as a result of reliance on the information including data, quotes, charts and buy/sell signals contained within this website. Please be fully informed regarding the risks and costs associated with trading the financial markets, it is one of the riskiest investment forms possible.

Let's block ads! (Why?)

Bagikan Berita Ini