XE Market Analysis: North America – Jan 19, 2021

The dollar and yen came under pressure today after rallying yesterday. A bullish sentiment global stock markets has boosted other currencies, particularly the dollar bloc and other cyclical units. The MSCI Asia-Pacific index rose over 1.5% and clocked a new record high, buoyed in the wake of strong GDP and production data out of China yesterday. Europe’s Stoxx 600 fared less well, and was showing a modest 0.2% gain as of the late London morning session. U.S. index futures were up by over 0.5%. Commodities, in contrast, were lacklustre.