Band Herbert Lash
NEW YORK, February 7 (Reuters) – The dollar rose slightly and the euro eased on Monday after European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde calmed market expectations of a rapid rise in interest rates that pushed bond yields higher. regions in Europe at multi-annual summits.
There is no need to sharply tighten monetary policy in the eurozone as inflation is expected to come down and could stabilize around the ECB’s 2% target, Lagarde told a European Parliament hearing.
The ECB last week opened the door to a rate hike later in 2022 as inflation risks grew, while data showing an unexpected jump in US jobs created in January also sparked speculation of a longer timeline. fast for Federal Reserve rate hikes.
New expectations for both the Fed and the ECB pitted the dollar against the euro as to which one will take the upper hand. US consumer price data to be released on Thursday is poised to be a key determinant of the data points.
“The euro-dollar will be in a bit of a tussle between these two forces, but ultimately with the CPI in the US, we’re probably due for a bit more recovery in the dollar,” Kathy said. Lien, Managing Director of BK Asset Management.
A Reuters poll of economists showed they expected the year-on-year CPI to have climbed to 7.3% in January.
The dollar index = USD rose 0.138%, the euro USD= down 0.24% at $1.1418.
Last week the ECB moved the ball in a positive direction for the euro, said Joe Manimbo, senior market analyst at Western Union Business Solutions.
“Now the focus has shifted to US inflation, which the market will use to determine whether the Fed will hike 25 basis points or 50 basis points next month,” Manimbo added.
Markets 0#FF: have now assessed a one-in-three chance that the Fed could hike 50 basis points in March, and a reasonable chance that rates will hit 1.5% by the end of the year. FEDWATCH
The European common currency EUR=EBS hit its highest since mid-January on Friday, pushed by the ECB’s hawkish turn.
Not everyone is convinced of the ECB’s hawkish leanings.
“We don’t think the ECB is bracing for a sudden acceleration in tightening. We still think the Fed is on track to be well ahead of the ECB, supporting the dollar,” said Mark Haefele, chief investment officer at UBS. . Global Wealth Management.
Haefele said he expects the euro to fall to $1.10 by the end of the year and the dollar to gain against the Swiss franc to end the year at 0.98 francs. per dollar, against 0.92 currently. CHF=EBS.
The two years US2YT=RR The yield on US Treasuries, which generally moves in line with interest rate expectations, fell 2.4 basis points to 1.298%.
The Japanese yen strengthened 0.06% against the greenback to 115.14 to the dollar, while the British pound GBP= last traded at $1.3514, down 0.11% on the day.
Bitcoin BTC= rose 8.64% to $44,155.82, after surging 11% on Friday night.
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Currency rates at 12:58 p.m. (5:58 p.m. GMT)
The description
RIC
Last
Closing of the previous session
Percentage change
Percentage change since the beginning of the year
High bid
Low bid
= USD
95.5550
95.4410
+0.14%
-0.113%
+95.6350
+95.3530
euro dollar
EUR=EBS
$1.1419
$1.1451
-0.28%
+0.45%
+$1.1474
+$1.1415
dollar/yen
JPY=EBS
115.1550
115.2100
-0.03%
+0.05%
+115.3750
+114.9150
Euro/Yen
EURJPY=
131.49
131.90
-0.31%
+0.90%
+132.1300
+131.2700
Dollar/Swiss
CHF=EBS
0.9246
0.9254
-0.06%
+1.39%
+0.9262
+0.9223
British pound/dollar
GBP=D3
$1.3515
$1.3525
-0.07%
-0.06%
+$1.3550
+$1.3492
Canadian dollar
CAD=D3
1.2687
1.2769
-0.64%
+0.35%
+1.2756
+1.2672
Australian/Dollar
AUD=D3
$0.7106
$0.7078
+0.42%
-2.23%
+$0.7122
+$0.7066
Euro/Switzerland
EURCHF=
1.0557
1.0592
-0.33%
+1.81%
+1.0604
+1.0551
Euro/pound sterling
EURGBP=
0.8448
0.8464
-0.19%
+0.57%
+0.8478
+0.8439
New Zealand Dollar/Dollar
USD=D3
$0.6617
$0.6615
+0.04%
-3.32%
+$0.6638
+$0.6602
Dollar/Norway
NOK=D3
8.8060
8.7805
+0.21%
-0.12%
+8.8555
+8.7800
Euro/Norway
EURNOK=
10.0576
10.0676
-0.10%
+0.45%
+10.1168
+10.0300
Dollar/Sweden
SEK=
9.1463
9.1532
-0.32%
+1.42%
+9.1736
+9.1168
Euro/Sweden
EUREK=
10.4454
10.4785
-0.32%
+2.07%
+10.4887
+10.4360
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(Reporting by Herbert Lash; Additional reporting by Tommy Wilkes in London; Editing by Will Dunham, Frank Jack Daniel, Mark Heinrich and Andrea Ricci)
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