Markets May Keep a Close Eye on the U.S. Dollar’s Movements Following the FOMC Minutes, Which Showed a Number of Hawkish Officials
23.02.2023
- Bostic (U.S.): Remarks by the President of the Atlanta Federal Reserve Bank
- European Consumer Price Index
In the U.S. currency market the previous day, the U.S. dollar rose against the euro following the release of the FOMC meeting minutes, as they revealed a majority of hawkish officials. The EUR/USD pair fell from 1.0663 to 1.0599, hitting a new low for the month.From a technical perspective, the EUR/USD pair’s daily RSI is trending downward, and the pair has fallen below the 23.6% Fibonacci retracement level. We will be watching closely to see if it continues to decline toward the 38.2% level at 1.0469.
Among European currencies, the pound—which had risen by more than 2 yen the previous day following the PMI release—fell back by about 1.3 yen. The GBP/JPY pair dropped from 163.752 to 162.203. The decline halted as the pair found support at the 75-period moving average on the hourly chart.On the 4-hour chart, the pair is positioned just below the 20-MA, but since it has already touched the upper boundary of the daily uptrend line, a pullback is possible; therefore, traders should be cautious of a decline during European trading hours.
Today’s economic indicators include remarks by a member of the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) at 18:30, the Eurozone Consumer Price Index at 19:00, remarks by Bank of England Deputy Governor Kanrif at 19:45, the Turkish Central Bank’s (TCMB) policy rate announcement and statement at 20:00,at 22:30, U.S. initial jobless claims, U.S. fourth-quarter GDP, U.S. core PCE deflator, and U.S. Chicago Fed National Activity Index; at 24:30, U.S. weekly natural gas inventories; at 24:50, remarks by U.S. Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta President Bostic;Remarks by Atlanta Fed President, 25:00: U.S. weekly crude oil inventories, 27:00: U.S. 7-year Treasury auction, 28:00: U.S. Daily: Remarks by San Francisco Fed President are scheduled.We will be closely monitoring the movement of the U.S. dollar, as the FOMC minutes revealed a number of hawkish officials.
