- Yen, Swiss franc rise on U.S. dollar profit-taking
- New Zealand dollar rises to four-month high
- Focus on U.S. Fed meeting this week
- Graphic: World FX rates in 2019 http://tmsnrt.rs/2egbfVh
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The U.S. dollar fell and commodity currencies gained on Monday, as risk appetite increased on optimism about recovery from the coronavirus pandemic amid a blockbuster May U.S. jobs report last Friday.
The safe-haven Japanese yen rose against the dollar, reversing losses the past several days as risk sentiment gained with growing recovery hopes.
"There has been this unwinding of negativity since the last week of May, particularly negative U.S.-China bets," said Erik Bregar, head of FX strategy, at Exchange Bank of Canada in Toronto.
Commodity currencies such as the Australian, New Zealand, and Canadian dollars were well-bid. The New Zealand dollar, for one, climbed to its highest in four months after New Zealand said it had stopped transmission of the coronavirus within the country.
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Arden on Monday said the country would lift all virus-containment measures apart from border controls, making it one of the first countries to do so.
But as the United States and economies around the world reopen, there have been nagging doubts as to where the recovery is headed.
"The UK, for instance, plans to reopen and one of the things to consider is Brexit," said Juan Perez, currency trader at Tempus Inc in Washington.
"Once we establish that Brexit is one of those 2019 issues that needs to be resolved, we could see the major rally in the euro come under pressure because the market may focus once again on what type of partnership Europe would have with the UK," he added.
In afternoon trading, the dollar index dipped 0.1% to 96.641 =USD in choppy trading, after having gained overnight.
The dollar fell sharply against the yen, down 1.1% at 108.33 JPY=EBS . It also dropped 0.6% against Swiss franc, another safe haven, to 0.9566 CHF=EBS .
The euro was higher against the dollar despite data showing German industrial output plunged the most on record in April as the pandemic forced companies in Europe's largest economy to scale back production.
The euro was last up 0.2% at $1.1303 EUR=EBS . It reached a three-month high of $1.1384 last week after the European Central Bank announced it was expanding its stimulus program.
The New Zealand dollar rose 0.8% versus the greenback to US$0.6560, earlier hitting a high of US$0.6564, its strongest since late January NZD=D3 . The Australian dollar also rose 0.7% to US$0.7017 AUD=D3 , with the Canadian dollar also rising, trading 0.4% higher at C$1.3366 per U.S. dollar.
Investors are now focused on the U.S. Federal Reserve policy meeting this week. The Fed will need to balance signs that economic fallout from the pandemic is past its worst against evidence the virus itself is not yet under control.
======================================================== Currency bid prices at 3:13PM (1913 GMT)Description RIC Last U.S. Close Pct Change YTD Pct High Bid Low Bid Previous Change Session Euro/Dollar EUR= $1.1301 $1.1284 +0.15% +0.81% +1.1319 +1.1269 Dollar/Yen JPY= 108.3300 109.5800 -1.14% -0.49% +109.6900 +108.2500 Euro/Yen EURJPY= 122.43 123.71 -1.03% +0.39% +124.1200 +122.2300 Dollar/Swiss CHF= 0.9568 0.9624 -0.58% -1.14% +0.9639 +0.9557 Sterling/Dollar GBP= 1.2722 1.2663 +0.47% -4.05% +1.2729 +1.2629 Dollar/Canadian CAD= 1.3360 1.3424 -0.48% +2.88% +1.3436 +1.3362 Australian/Doll AUD= 0.7017 0.6968 +0.70% -0.06% +0.7020 +0.6963 arEuro/Swiss EURCHF= 1.0814 1.0860 -0.42% -0.35% +1.0889 +1.0802 Euro/Sterling EURGBP= 0.8881 0.8911 -0.34% +5.05% +0.8928 +0.8882 NZ NZD= 0.6558 0.6506 +0.80% -2.64% +0.6564 +0.6502 Dollar/DollarDollar/Norway NOK= 9.2665 9.2845 -0.19% +5.56% +9.3127 +9.2409 Euro/Norway EURNOK= 10.4728 10.5093 -0.35% +6.45% +10.5189 +10.4440 Dollar/Sweden SEK= 9.1999 9.1673 +0.31% -1.58% +9.2311 +9.1536 Euro/Sweden EURSEK= 10.3987 10.3663 +0.31% -0.67% +10.4257 +10.3557 <^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Euro https://tmsnrt.rs/2UilwmA^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^>
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