XE Market Analysis: Asia – Feb 27, 2018

The dollar rallied in N.Y. on Tuesday, taking it cue from Fed chair Powell’s inaugural congressional testimony, which was upbeat on the outlook, and saw the market price in 3 rate hikes this year. Yields rose, while Wall Street headed lower on the prospects of further tightening. The DXY shot up to nearly three-week highs of 90.49, after opening around 89.90. EUR-USD fell from opening highs near 1.2315 to a lows of 1.2222. USD-JPY meanwhile, rallied to 107.67 from 106.95 lows. USD-CAD printed highs over 1.2760, while GBP-USD bottomed under 1.3860.

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