Roller Coaster Ride for US Dollar
The U.S. Dollar Index had initially moved higher after the report of better than expected jobless claims but then toppled from a high of 81.943 .DXY to 81.170 .DXY. At one point in Asia, the EUR/USD pair traded at $1.3205, close to a 2-week peak for the Euro, before surging to $1.3363 and has since settled down at $1.3347. Meanwhile the USD/JPY pair was trading at 98.64 Yen and then reversed to 97.00 Yen before edging to 97.24 Yen. Analysts believe that the Federal Reserve’s ambiguity as to the timing of its quantitative easing scheme is exacerbating investors’ uncertainty.
The U.S. Dollar Index had initially moved higher after the report of better than expected jobless claims but then toppled from a high of 81.943 .DXY to 81.170 .DXY. At one point in Asia, the EUR/USD pair traded at $1.3205, close to a 2-week peak for the Euro, before surging to $1.3363 and has since settled down at $1.3347. Meanwhile the USD/JPY pair was trading at 98.64 Yen and then reversed to 97.00 Yen before edging to 97.24 Yen. Analysts believe that the Federal Reserve’s ambiguity as to the timing of its quantitative easing scheme is exacerbating investors’ uncertainty.