FXStreet (Guatemala) – Lee Hardman, currency analyst at the Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ explained that the US dollar has regained upward momentum ahead of the first Fed rate hike since 2006.
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“The market is currently discounting around a 50:50 probability of the first rate hike being delivered in September. US dollar direction in the week ahead will be dictated by the latest non-farm payrolls report.”
“The importance of the report could result in in an outsized impact on the US dollar. Unless there is a material negative surprise the US dollar appears likely to strengthen further.”
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