XE Market Analysis: North America – Apr 23, 2018

The dollar rallied during the London morning session, was showing a 0.4% gain on the euro, a 0.3% advance versus the yen and Swiss franc, and 0.4% gains versus both the Australian and New Zealand dollars, as of the late AM. The greenback has firmed versus the sterling and Canadian dollar, albeit by a relatively more modest extents. EUR-USD has clocked a fresh 17-day low at 1.2233, with markets ignoring above-forecast PMI data out of the Eurozone in flash April estimates. USD-JPY, meanwhile, has traded above 108.00 for the fist time since February 13th.