Chief Strategist at Danske Bank Valtteri Ahti noted the solid momentum around the greenback remains well and sound.
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“USD strength remains the name of the game in FX markets: in our view, yesterday’s price action underlines that it is not all about safe-haven demand amid fragile risk sentiment, USD simply looks better carry- and growth-wise than its peers; clearly, the continued weakness in CNY also plays a role”.
“We are looking for EUR/USD to test this year’s lows as EUR lacks ECB rate support while feeling the pain from Italy, Merkel’s exit and a meagre growth outlook. Even with decent eurozone inflation data likely today, we think EUR will trade heavy still near term as rate support remains absent”.
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