U.S. Dollar Climbs On Rising Treasury Yields Amid Fed Tightening Prospects
06 December 2021 - 06:54PM
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The U.S. dollar was higher against its most major counterparts
in the European session on Monday, as a spike in the Omicron
variant cases across the world made investors cautious and as U.S.
treasury yields rose on expectations for a faster pace of
tightening by the Federal Reserve.
The Omicron variant has been reported in 38 countries and at
least 15 states in the U.S.
Anthony Fauci, the top U.S. infectious disease official, said
that the variant did not appear to have a great degree of
severity.
He added that more study will be required before drawing
definitive conclusions on the strain.
The U.S. inflation data for November is due on Friday.
Economists expect an increase of 0.7 percent month-on-month and 6.7
percent year-on-year.
Fed Chair Jerome Powell said last week that the central bank is
considering to speed up the tapering of bond purchases, raising the
chances of an earlier rate hike than expected.
The yield on 10-year U.S. treasuries rose to 1.39 percent.
Yields move inversely to prices.
The greenback advanced to 113.37 against the yen and 1.1275
against the euro, off its early lows of 112.83 and 1.1315,
respectively. The greenback is likely to challenge resistance
around 115.00 against the yen and 1.10 against the euro.
The greenback spiked up to a 6-day high of 0.9227 against the
franc, after falling to near a 4-week low of 0.9156 at 5 pm ET. If
the greenback rises further, it may find resistance around the 0.94
level.
In contrast, the greenback was down against the kiwi, the aussie
and the loonie, dropping to 0.6764, 0.7041 and 1.2783,
respectively. Next key support for the greenback may be seen around
0.70 against the kiwi, 0.72 against the the aussie and 1.25 against
the loonie.
The greenback slipped to 1.3286 against the pound from Friday's
closing value of 1.3232. The greenback may locate support around
the 1.34 level.
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