- Asian session review: the dollar declined against the world's major currencies
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Asian session review: the dollar declined against the world's major currencies
| Time | Country | Event | Period | Previous value | Forecast | Actual |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00:30 | Australia | Home Loans | August | 10.7% | 13.6% | |
| 00:30 | Australia | RBA Financial Stability Review | ||||
| 01:45 | China | Markit/Caixin Services PMI | September | 54 | 54.8 | |
| 06:00 | United Kingdom | Manufacturing Production (YoY) | August | -10.1% | -5.9% | -8.4% |
| 06:00 | United Kingdom | Industrial Production (YoY) | August | -7.4% | -4.6% | -6.4% |
| 06:00 | United Kingdom | Manufacturing Production (MoM) | August | 6.9% | 3% | 0.7% |
| 06:00 | United Kingdom | Industrial Production (MoM) | August | 5.2% | 2.5% | 0.3% |
| 06:00 | United Kingdom | GDP, y/y | August | -11.7% | -9.3 | |
| 06:00 | United Kingdom | GDP m/m | August | 6.4% | 4.6% | 2.1% |
| 06:00 | United Kingdom | Total Trade Balance | August | 1.7 | 1.4 | |
| 06:45 | France | Industrial Production, m/m | August | 3.8% | 1.7% | 1.3% |
During today's Asian trading, the dollar fell against major world currencies on signals that the US will still be able to take another major stimulus package soon.
The White house, which announced earlier this week that it was ending negotiations with Congress on a new package, changed its tactics. US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin told House speaker Nancy Pelosi that US President Donald Trump, who previously announced his intention to sign several bills to target certain segments of the economy, is still leaning towards the need for a full-scale stimulus package.
Pelosi told reporters on Thursday that the House of Representatives would not support the airline incentive bill, which Trump had called for a day earlier, outside of a large-scale financial aid package.
Growing hopes for new incentives are reducing the dollar's appeal, boosting demand for riskier assets.
The ICE index, which tracks the dynamics of the US dollar against six currencies (Euro, Swiss franc, yen, canadian dollar, pound sterling and Swedish Krona), fell 0.1%.
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