Investors brace for dovish Fed at Jackson Hole U.S. yield curve...

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    • Investors brace for dovish Fed at Jackson Hole
    • U.S. yield curve steeper, but may invert again
    • Pound plunges vs euro, dollar
    • Euro flat as markets focus on Italy
    • Graphic: World FX rates in 2019 http://tmsnrt.rs/2egbfVh

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    The dollar fell against major currencies on Tuesday, in line with the drop in Treasury yields, as investors braced for a potentially dovish Federal Reserve at a Jackson Hole, Wyoming, gathering later this week, with many expecting an announcement of some measure that would ease U.S. recession concerns.

    The greenback rose on Monday against the likes of the safe-haven yen and Swiss franc as risk appetite improved on the prospect of new stimulus measures from global central banks to shore up their struggling economies.

    That mood in the market did not last, with a bit of risk aversion creeping in on Tuesday. That said, market sentiment was not as distressing as that of last week, when the U.S. bond yield curve inverted, a sign that many investors say presages a recession.

    The curve of 2-year and 10-year Treasury yields, however, remained steeper on Tuesday US2US10=RR , but could invert again based on past cycles.

    "Market expectations for Jackson Hole and the central banking community in aggregate are extremely dovish," said Brad Bechtel, managing director at Jefferies in New York. "The U.S. market is pricing a tremendous amount of easing now, along with many other markets around the world. The market is literally trying to force the hand of the central banking community."

    In morning trading, the dollar fell 0.4% against the yen to 106.235 yen JPY= and was down 0.2% versus the Swiss franc at 0.9798 franc CHF= .

    The dollar index was little changed at 98.370 .DXY after earlier rising to a 2-1/2-week high of 98.40. It reached its 2019 high of 98.932 at the beginning of the month.

    Against the euro, the dollar was slightly up, with the single currency down 0.1% at $1.1069 EUR= amid concerns over political developments in Italy.

    Elsewhere, a stronger dollar pushed the offshore Chinese yuan lower, matching a six-day low of 7.0770. The offshore yuan was last trading neutral at 7.0702 CNH=EBS .

    The pound was down by 0.4% both against the dollar and the euro, last at $1.2088 GBP=D3 and at 91.59 pence against the euro EURGBP=D3 .

    British Prime Minister Boris Johnson made new waves by writing to European Council President Donald Tusk on Monday to propose replacing the Irish border backstop with a commitment to put in place alternative arrangements by the end of a post-Brexit transition period.

    Johnson will meet both French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel during the week and is also planning to meet Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar in September.

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    	Currency bid prices at 9:52 AM (1352 GMT) 
    
     Description	  RIC		 Last		   U.S. Close  Pct Change	 YTD Pct	 High Bid	Low Bid 
    											  Previous				   Change				  
    											  Session											
     Euro/Dollar	  EUR=		$1.1074		$1.1076	 -0.02%		 -3.44%	  +1.1088	 +1.1067 
     Dollar/Yen	   JPY=		106.2500	   106.6200	-0.35%		 -3.64%	  +106.6800   +106.1900 
     Euro/Yen		 EURJPY=	 117.69		 118.11	  -0.36%		 -6.76%	  +118.2600   +117.5900 
     Dollar/Swiss	 CHF=		0.9799		 0.9814	  -0.15%		 -0.15%	  +0.9818	 +0.9787 
     Sterling/Dollar  GBP=		1.2089		 1.2125	  -0.30%		 -5.24%	  +1.2138	 +1.2065 
     Dollar/Canadian  CAD=		1.3337		 1.3323	  +0.11%		 -2.20%	  +1.3344	 +1.3308 
     Australian/Doll  AUD=		0.6776		 0.6762	  +0.21%		 -3.87%	  +0.6795	 +0.6755 
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     Euro/Swiss	   EURCHF=	 1.0854		 1.0875	  -0.19%		 -3.56%	  +1.0881	 +1.0846 
     Euro/Sterling	EURGBP=	 0.9159		 0.9133	  +0.28%		 +1.95%	  +0.9183	 +0.9133 
     NZ			   NZD=		0.6417		 0.6409	  +0.12%		 -4.47%	  +0.6428	 +0.6404 
     Dollar/Dollar																				   
    
     Dollar/Norway	NOK=		9.0171		 8.9755	  +0.46%		 +4.38%	  +9.0209	 +8.9701 
     Euro/Norway	  EURNOK=	 9.9869		 9.9465	  +0.41%		 +0.82%	  +9.9903	 +9.9420 
     Dollar/Sweden	SEK=		9.7294		 9.6849	  +0.43%		 +8.54%	  +9.7328	 +9.6776 
     Euro/Sweden	  EURSEK=	 10.7757		10.7297	 +0.43%		 +4.99%	  +10.7791	+10.7230 
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