Forex Today: Investors now look at the FOMC Minutes

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Sellers continued to punish the Greenback, motivating it to flirt with 2024 lows on the back of further improvement in the risk complex, as investors forecast a dovish message from Powell at Jackson Hole.

Here is what you need to know on Wednesday, August 21:

The USD Index (DXY) extended its decline and traded just pips away from the so-far yearly lows near 101.30. The weekly MBA Mortgage Applications are due on August 21 ahead of the publication of the FOMC Minutes and the weekly report on US crude oil inventories by the EIA.

EUR/USD extended its uptrend further north of the 1.1100 mark to print fresh YTD highs. The only release of note on August 21 will be a 10-year Bund Auction.

GBP/USD advanced to new 2024 peaks near 1.3050 on the back of further selling in the US Dollar. The Public Sector Net Borrowing figures are expected on August 21.

USD/JPY retreated to two-week lows near 145.30 following the increasing downward bias in the Greenback. The Balance of Trade results will be published on August 21.

The bid bias in AUD/USD remained unabated for yet another day, motivating the pair to climb to five-week tops around 0.6750. The Leading Index tracked by Westpac is due on August 21.

Ceasefire talks in the Middle East, in combination with incessant demand fears from China, dragged the prices of WTI to two-week lows around $72.50.

Prices of Gold hit a record high past the $2,530 mark per barrel amidst hopes of rate cuts by the Fed and further weakness in the Dollar. Silver prices faltered just ahead of the key $30.00 mark per ounce, receding to the mid-$29.00s towards the end of the day.

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