EBC Daily Snapshot May 31, 2024
EBC Forex Snapshot
31 May 2024
The dollar steadied on Friday after a downward revision to US GDP for Q1 suggested room for the Fed to cut interest rates this year. The yen remained off its four-week low on stable price growth.
Markets currently priced in a 55% chance of rate cuts to begin in September, according to the CME Group's FedWatch Tool. The downgrade followed recent softness in readings of retail sales and equipment spending.
Data showed core consumer inflation in Tokyo accelerated in May but price growth excluding the effect of fuel eased, heightening uncertainty on the timing of the BOJ's next rate hike.
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Publication date:
2024-05-31 12:38:37 (GMT)