XE Market Analysis: North America – Aug 23, 2018

The Dollar lifted during the Asian session before settling to a consolidation following the open of European markets. The USD index (DXY) is showing a 0.2% gain heading into the New York interbank open, at 95.35, earlier posting a two-day high at 95.48, remaining well below the 14-month high seen last week at 96.98. The gain today breaks a run of five straight down sessions.