EUR USD The EUR declined 0.47% against the USD and closed at 1.3258. The US Dollar gained ground after the US Fed, in the minutes of its latest policy meeting, highlighted the improvements in the nation’s economy.
In Europe, the German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, urged the Euro-zone leaders to come forward and coordinate more closely to repair the “construction flaws” to overcome the debt crisis in the Euro-zone.
The pair is expected to find support at 1.3222, and a fall through could take it to the next support level of 1.3196. The pair is expected to find its first resistance at 1.3295, and a rise through could take it to the next resistance level of 1.3342. Trading trends in the pair today are expected to be determined by service and manufacturing PMIs from Germany, France as well as the Euro-zone. Investors would also keenly await the Jackson Hole 3-day symposium, which is slated to commence later in the day.
GBP / USD The GBP fell 0.14% against the USD and closed at 1.6596. The greenback strengthened as the minutes of the latest Fed meeting was hawkish. However, the Pound gained earlier after the BoE minutes from its last policy meeting indicated that two policymakers from the rate-setting committee surprisingly voted in favour of a rate hike in August, marking the first split in more than three years.
The pair is expected to find support at 1.6541, and a fall through could take it to the next support level of 1.6506. The pair is expected to find its first resistance at 1.6646, and a rise through could take it to the next resistance level of 1.6716.
Trading trends in the Pound today would be determined mainly by retail sales data from the UK.
USD / JPY The USD strengthened 0.78% against the JPY and closed at 103.72. Data released early this morning indicated that the manufacturing sector continued to expand in Japan, following a rise to 52.4 in August, markets were expecting it to climb to a level of 51.7.
The pair is expected to find support at 103.19, and a fall through could take it to the next support level of 102.51. The pair is expected to find its first resistance at 104.25, and a rise through could take it to the next resistance level of 104.65.
USD/CHF The USD rose 0.46% against the CHF and closed at 0.9135. The pair is expected to find support at 0.9108, and a fall through could take it to the next support level of 0.9073.
The pair is expected to find its first resistance at 0.9162, and a rise through could take it to the next resistance level of 0.9181. Going forward, market participants would focus on Swiss trade balance, scheduled in a few hours.