USD/CHF juggles around 0.9650 as DXY turns subdued ahead of Fed policy

USD/CHF oscillates around 0.9650 as investors await Fed’s interest rate policy.
Labor market conditions and retail demand support a full percent rate hike by the Fed.
A 75 bps rate hike by the SNB will shift the interest rates into a positive trajectory.

Sagar Dua FXStreet

The USD/CHF pair displays a balanced profile in a narrow range of 0.9625-0.9650 in the Tokyo session. The asset is expected to show a lackluster performance as the US dollar index (DXY) has turned subdued ahead of the Federal Reserve (Fed) monetary policy. On a broader note, the asset has turned sideways after declining from 0.9680. A failed attempt to tap the two-week high at around 0.9700 pushed the asset lower.

It is worth noting that the DXY is displaying signs of momentum loss after a juggernaut rally. The DXY has been attempting to print a fresh two-week high above 110.30. However, the current structure indicates that the DXY will have to wait for more for the same as investors are looking to go light towards the mega event of monetary policy by the Fed.

Per the expectations, the Fed will announce a third consecutive rate hike by 75 basis points (bps). However, the Fed could push the rate with a 100 bps rate hike as labor market conditions and growth rate is highly supportive.

On the Swiss franc front, the interest rate decision from the Swiss National Bank (SNB) will also hog the limelight. The inflation rate in the Swiss region is rising at a modest pace and has landed at 3.5% in August 2022. Considering the market consensus, SNB Chairman Thomas J. Jordan will announce a rate hike by 75 basis points (bps), pushing the interest rates into the positive territory to 0.5%. The SNB interest rates will enter positive territory after ten years.

USD/CHF

Overview
Today last price	0.9645
Today Daily Change	0.0002
Today Daily Change %	0.02
Today daily open	0.9643

Trends
Daily SMA20	0.9691
Daily SMA50	0.9635
Daily SMA100	0.9688
Daily SMA200	0.9489

Levels
Previous Daily High	0.9682
Previous Daily Low	0.9623
Previous Weekly High	0.9661
Previous Weekly Low	0.948
Previous Monthly High	0.9808
Previous Monthly Low	0.9371
Daily Fibonacci 38.2%	0.9646
Daily Fibonacci 61.8%	0.966
Daily Pivot Point S1	0.9617
Daily Pivot Point S2	0.959
Daily Pivot Point S3	0.9557
Daily Pivot Point R1	0.9676
Daily Pivot Point R2	0.9709
Daily Pivot Point R3	0.9735

Author

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.

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