USD/CHF gains ground around 0.8850, eyes on US PMI data

USD/CHF recovers some lost ground around 0.8845 in Friday’s early Asian session.
US PCE rose by 2.4% YoY in January vs. 2.6% prior; Core PCE eased to 2.8% YoY vs. 2.9% previously.
Switzerland's GDP grew by 0.3% QoQ in the fourth quarter (Q4) of 2023.

Lallalit Srijandorn FXStreet

The USD/CHF pair holds positive ground around the mid-0.8800s during the early Asian trading hours on Friday. The recovery of the pair is bolstered by the firmer US dollar (USD). Investors await the Swiss Real Retail Sales and US ISM Manufacturing PMI, due on Friday. The pair currently trades near 0.8845, gaining 0.04% on the day.

On Thursday, the US Personal Consumption Expenditures Price Index (PCE) rose by 2.4% YoY in January, a slowdown from December’s reading of 2.6%. The Federal Reserve's (Fed) preferred inflation gauge, Core PCE, eased to 2.8% YoY from 2.9% in the previous reading, in line with the estimation.

Furthermore, the weekly Initial Jobless Claims for the week ending February 24 totaled 215K from the previous reading of 202K, worse than the expectation of 210K. Continuing Claims rose to 1.905 million, higher than the forecast of 1.874 million.

The January inflation data increases uncertainty and delays expectations of a rate cut, which boosts the US Dollar (USD) against its rivals. The Fed officials will monitor the inflation data, and the policymakers will likely set the table for interest-rate cuts later this year.

On the Swiss front, Switzerland's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew by 0.3% QoQ in the fourth quarter (Q4) of 2023, better than the estimation of 0.1%, according to the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) on Thursday.

Moving on, traders will monitor the Swiss January Real Retail Sales, which is estimated to improve from a 0.8% decline to a 0.4% rise. Also, the US ISM Manufacturing PMI, Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index, and S&P Global Manufacturing PMI will be released from the US docket. Traders will take cues from the data and find trading opportunities around the USD/CHF pair.

USD/CHF

Overview
Today last price	0.8847
Today Daily Change	0.0005
Today Daily Change %	0.06
Today daily open	0.8842

Trends
Daily SMA20	0.8783
Daily SMA50	0.8651
Daily SMA100	0.8759
Daily SMA200	0.8833

Levels
Previous Daily High	0.8846
Previous Daily Low	0.8779
Previous Weekly High	0.8838
Previous Weekly Low	0.8742
Previous Monthly High	0.8886
Previous Monthly Low	0.8553
Daily Fibonacci 38.2%	0.882
Daily Fibonacci 61.8%	0.8805
Daily Pivot Point S1	0.8799
Daily Pivot Point S2	0.8756
Daily Pivot Point S3	0.8733
Daily Pivot Point R1	0.8866
Daily Pivot Point R2	0.8889
Daily Pivot Point R3	0.8932

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Lallalit Srijandorn

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Lallalit Srijandorn is a Parisian at heart. She has lived in France since 2019 and now becomes a digital entrepreneur based in Paris and Bangkok.

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