USD/CHF rebound eyes 0.9350 as Ukraine crisis favor USD bulls ahead of Powell

USD/CHF prints the first daily gains in four, bounces off one-week low.
News from Ukraine, China joins hawkish Fedspeak to defend USD bulls after weekly losses.
Fed’s Powell, Biden’s call with European/British leaders will direct intraday moves.

Anil Panchal FXStreet

USD/CHF picks up bids to refresh intraday high around 0.9340 as buyers cheer the greenback’s recovery heading into Monday’s European session.

The Swiss currency (CHF) pair snaps three-day rebound as escalating geopolitical fears from Ukraine join risk-negative headlines from China and Saudi Arabia to underpin the US dollar’s safe-haven demand. Also favoring the USD bulls are the recently hawkish comments from the Fed policymakers.

On Friday, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis President Neel Kashkari, Richmond Fed President and FOMC member Thomas Barkin, as well as Fed Board of Governors member Christopher Waller, tried to shrug off the pessimism surrounding inflation and Fed’s next moves. The policymakers justified the latest rate hike considering the Ukraine crisis and backed the action, which in turn rejects USD bears fearing a dovish hike in the future.

Elsewhere, Ukraine’s rejection of Russia’s demand to surrender Mariupol hints at intensifying war conditions. The same push US President Joe Biden to have a call with the leaders of France, Germany, Italy and the UK.

It should be noted that China’s record high covid infections and a suspension of trading in Hong Kong by the troubled real estate firmer Evergrande also weigh on the market sentiment, which in turn favor the USD/CHF of late.

Amid these plays, the S&P 500 Futures drop half a percent by the press time while an off in Japan restricts US Treasury moves in Asia.

Looking forward, Fed Chair Jerome Powell is up for a speech and will be observed considering the negative impacts of his last words on the USD. Should the policymaker reiterate hopes of easing inflation fears, the USD bears return to the table. Even so, the risk-off mood may restrict USD/CHF downside.

Technical analysis

A daily closing below 0.9345 resistance confluence including January’s top and 10-DMA keeps USD/CHF bears hopeful to visit the 0.9300 round figure.

Additional important levels

Overview
Today last price	0.9335
Today Daily Change	0.0017
Today Daily Change %	0.18%
Today daily open	0.9318

Trends
Daily SMA20	0.9267
Daily SMA50	0.9234
Daily SMA100	0.9222
Daily SMA200	0.9205

Levels
Previous Daily High	0.9383
Previous Daily Low	0.9314
Previous Weekly High	0.946
Previous Weekly Low	0.9314
Previous Monthly High	0.9297
Previous Monthly Low	0.915
Daily Fibonacci 38.2%	0.934
Daily Fibonacci 61.8%	0.9356
Daily Pivot Point S1	0.9294
Daily Pivot Point S2	0.927
Daily Pivot Point S3	0.9225
Daily Pivot Point R1	0.9362
Daily Pivot Point R2	0.9407
Daily Pivot Point R3	0.9431

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Anil Panchal

FXStreet

Anil Panchal has nearly 15 years of experience in tracking financial markets. With a keen interest in macroeconomics, Anil aptly tracks global news/updates and stays well-informed about the global financial moves and their implications.

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