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Dollar prices hold gains on Fed's near-certain March rate hike
Published in Amwal Al Ghad on 07 - 03 - 2017

The dollar steadied on Tuesday as investors widely expect the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates next week and are waiting for signals on the likely pace of hikes, including this week's U.S. jobs data.
The dollar index, which measures the greenback against a basket of six major peers, last traded at 101.65, ticking up from a one-week low of 101.22 on Monday.
A Fed policy decision is due at the end of a March 14-15 meeting. Fed Chair Janet Yellen said on Friday raising interest rates this month would be appropriate, if jobs and inflation data hold up.
While a hike next week is near certain, investors are still doubtful if the Fed would raise rates three times this year, said Takahiko Sasaki, market economist at Mizuho bank.
"Investors can't take a big move before Friday's U.S. jobs data and the Fed's economic projections next week," said Sasaki.
Concerns over U.S. President Donald Trump's ability to focus on his promised economic policies remained after the U.S. leader alleged over the weekend that he was wiretapped by his predecessor, former President Barack Obama.
Some analysts say the dollar would not see a further rally unless Trump announces detailed economic policies.
"The dollar is not likely to gain further against the yen, with an expected range around 111 to 115 yen during March," said Masashi Murata, senior currency strategist at Brown Brothers Harriman.
"Investors are seeing difficulty for Trump to immediately legislate tax cuts and infrastructure spending. But they can't sell either because the March rate hike is highly likely," added Murata.
The euro edged up 0.1 percent at $1.0582, still short of its two-week high of $1.064 touched on Monday.
Francois Fillon won his party's backing to be its candidate for French president, hours after a former prime minister Alain Juppe ruled out an election bid.
A poll on Friday had shown that if Juppe replaced Fillon as the centre-right candidate, he would likely win the election's first round, with centrist candidate Emmanuel Macron coming second, a scenario that would knock far-right leader Marine Le Pen out of the race.
Party leaders swung behind Fillon despite allegations that he had misused public funds.
The dollar edged up 0.1 percent against the yen to 113.96 yen after falling to a one-week low of 113.53 yen on Monday as geopolitical uncertainties prompted investors to buy the perceived safe-haven Japanese currency.
News that North Korea had fired four ballistic missiles had spurred yen-buying on Monday.
Markets showed muted response to a stronger-than-expected U.S. factory orders.
New orders for U.S.-made goods increased for a second straight month in January, suggesting the recovery of the manufacturing sector was gaining momentum.
Source: Reuters


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