XE Market Analysis: Asia – Oct 18, 2017

The dollar weakened in N.Y. trade on Wednesday, leaving the DXY at 93.41 lows, and down from one-week highs if 93.80. Weaker U.S. housing starts data dented USD sentiment early on, and from there, the greenback drifted mostly lower. EUR-USD topped at 1.1794, up from 1.1745 opening lows. USD-JPY topped at 113.05 though quickly gave back the 113 handle, settling in near 112.90. USD-CAD moved lower on better Canada manufacturing data, bottoming at 1.2364. Cable meanwhile, steadied, meandering over 1.3150.

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