US Dollar Index aims to recapture 104.60 as odds of Fed’s hawkish guidance trim
- Downside momentum indicates that the DXY will re-visit its six-week low at 104.64.
- The odds of a Fed rate hike will remain steady while the hawkish guidance will trim abruptly.
- A meaningful decline in the US CPI has underpinned risk-sensitive assets.
The US dollar index (DXY) witnessed an intense sell-off on Wednesday after a downward shift in the US Consumer Price Index (CPI). The DXY fell like a house of cards as a significant slowdown in the price pressures trimmed the odds of a bumper rate hike by the Federal Reserve (Fed) in its September monetary policy meeting. A downside break of the consolidation formed in a 106.00-106.80 range dragged the asset towards 104.64. A pullback move has been observed. However, the downside will remain intact.
Plain-Vanilla CPI skids 60 bps
The plain-vanilla US inflation landed at 8.5%, lower than the expectations and the prior release of 8.7% and 9.1% on an annual basis. A decent drop in the inflation rate on an annual basis led by a serious fall in oil prices in July has displayed a meaningful exhaustion signal to the market participants. No doubt, more rate hikes will be announced by the Federal Reserve (Fed). However, the hawkish long-term guidance will witness a severe dent.
Risk-on market mood to remain for a while
After a series of policy tightening measures by the Fed through raising interest rates and concluding the bond-purchase program, a sigh of relief is taken by Fed policymakers. A month with upbeat employment data and a significant drop in the price pressures is what investors have been eyeing for the past few months to push liquidity into the risk-perceives assets. Going forward, the risk-on impulse will remain active for a tad longer.
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Sagar Dua
FXStreet
Sagar Dua is associated with the financial markets from his college days. Along with pursuing post-graduation in Commerce in 2014, he started his markets training with chart analysis.
