XE Market Analysis: Asia – Mar 07, 2019

The Dollar index soared to nearly three-month highs in N.Y. on Thursday, following a dovish ECB announcement and press conference, and sharply lowered EU growth forecasts. This saw EUR-USD fall to 21-month lows of 1.1206, down from opening levels over 1.1310. USD-JPY was again range-bound, despite the steep Wall Street sell-off seen in morning trade, bottoming at 111.48, down from highs of 111.85. USD-CAD remained near the top of its trend, peaking at 1.3447, with the BoC fallout from Wednesday’s dovish policy announcement still weighing on the CAD.