Currency – The us dollar declined during a session calm


The dollar declined during a session calm

The dollar declined against other crypto-currencies on Thursday, while comments from the Federal Reserve at the conclusion of its policy meeting Wednesday, will continue to underpin the currency.

The greenback found support after the Fed signaled its confidence in the inflation and growth.

The Fed has stated that inflation is expected to increase this year, boosting the forecast of a rate increase for the presidency of Jerome Powell.

The Fed has maintained its interest rates unchanged Wednesday, as expected. The meeting was the last for the current Fed president Janet Yellen.

The decision comes after figures from ADP showed that the private sector had created 234,000 jobs in January, surpassing forecasts for an increase of 186,000.

The operators of the markets await the non-farm employment on Friday in search of indications on the strength of the economy.

The index dollar, which measures the greenback’s strength against a basket of currencies, losing 0.12% to 88.84 at 05:15 a. m. AND (09:15 GMT).

The euro and pound to advance, with EUR/USD up 0.28% at 1.2448 and the GBP/USD up 0.42% at 1.4247.

The yen and the swiss franc were also lower, with USD/JPY up 0.40% to 109.63, and the USD/CHF rose 0.11% to 0.9318.

Elsewhere, the AUD/USD is losing 0.50% at 0.8015, while the NZD/USD advance of 0.15% to 0.7352.

In the meantime, the USD/CAD is losing 0.08% to 1.2305.

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