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USD/CHF snaps a two-day losing streak, holds above 0.8900, focus on Fedspeak

  • USD/CHF recovers some lost ground, holds above the 0.8900 mark on Friday.
  • The Swiss Trade surplus widened more than expected in September.
  • Fed Chair Jerome Powell signaled a desire to hold the interest rate.

The USD/CHF pair snaps a two-day losing streak during the early European session on Friday. The pair currently trades near 0.8927, up 0.15% on the day. Meanwhile, the escalating geopolitical tension between Israel and Hamas might benefit to the safe-haven currency like Swiss Franc (CHF).

The Swiss Trade surplus widened more than expected in September. Trade Balance came in at 6,316M versus 3,814M seen in the previous month, better than the expectation of 3,770M, according to data published by the Swiss Federal Customs Administration Thursday. Additionally, Exports surged to 24,795M MoM in September from the previous reading of 20,932M whereas Imports arrived at 18,480M MoM versus 17,118M.

Across the pond, Fed Chair Jerome Powell signaled a desire to pause rate hikes and watch how economic data develops in the coming months. Powell further stated that more monetary policy tightening might be appropriate if there are more indications about above-trend growth or if the labor market stops easing. His dovish comments weigh on the Greenback and act as a headwind for the USD/CHF pair.

The US weekly job report indicated that the US economy remains robust. The Initial Jobless Claims for the week ending October 14, dropped to 198,000, the lowest level since January 2023. Existing home sales fell 2.0% MoM in September, the lowest level since 2010. These numbers suggested that higher mortgage costs negatively impact housing market confidence.

In the absence of top-tier economic data release from both the US and Switzerland, market participants will keep an eye on the Fed officials' speech, including Logan, Mester, and Harker.

USD/CHF

Overview
Today last price0.8928
Today Daily Change0.0014
Today Daily Change %0.16
Today daily open0.8914
 
Trends
Daily SMA200.9089
Daily SMA500.8957
Daily SMA1000.8903
Daily SMA2000.9016
 
Levels
Previous Daily High0.9002
Previous Daily Low0.8909
Previous Weekly High0.9124
Previous Weekly Low0.8987
Previous Monthly High0.9225
Previous Monthly Low0.8795
Daily Fibonacci 38.2%0.8944
Daily Fibonacci 61.8%0.8966
Daily Pivot Point S10.8881
Daily Pivot Point S20.8849
Daily Pivot Point S30.8788
Daily Pivot Point R10.8974
Daily Pivot Point R20.9034
Daily Pivot Point R30.9067

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Lallalit Srijandorn

Lallalit Srijandorn is a Parisian at heart. She has lived in France since 2019 and now becomes a digital entrepreneur based in Paris and Bangkok.

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