USD/INR Price News: Recovers from 82.30, prone to downside as Fed rate hike fears vanish
|- USD/INR has turned volatile as investors are discounting India’s weak GDP numbers.
- India’s Q3 GDP has slipped lower to 4.4% from 6.3% and 13.5% figures recorded in Q2 and Q1 respectively.
- Upbeat Caixin Manufacturing PMI has improved investors’ risk appetite.
The USD/INR pair has shown a recovery move after dropping firmly to near 82.35 in the Asian session. The asset is displaying volatility as investors are discounting overnight sell-off in the US Dollar Index (DXY). The major is prone to the downside as the risk-off impulse has faded after the release of the upbeat Caixin Manufacturing PMI data.
The US Dollar Index (DXY) has sensed support after printing a day low at 104.47. The corrective move in the USD Index is the outcome of disappearing fears of more rates announcement from the Federal Reserve (Fed). Meanwhile, the alpha generated on the US government bonds looks still solid. At the press time, the 10-year US Treasury yields are hovering around 3.94%.
S&P500 futures are on the verge of shrugging their entire losses reported in the Asian session, portraying a meaningful rebound in the risk appetite of the market participants.
A power-pack performance is expected from the USD Index amid the release of the United States ISM Manufacturing PMI data. According to the preliminary estimates, the economic data is seen at 48.0 from the former release of 47.4. Apart from that, the New Orders Index that conveys forward demand is expected to rebound to 43.7 from the prior figure of 42.5.
The Indian Rupee remained in action on Tuesday over the release of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) Q3 data. Restrictive monetary policy by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in wake of achieving price stability has resulted in a slowdown in economic activities. The Q3 GDP has dropped to 4.4% in which crude oil output has dropped firmly by 1.1% on an annual basis. In the Q2 and Q1, GDP was measured at 6.3% and 13.5% respectively.
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