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British Pound weakens against US Dollar as headline PCE beats forecasts
GBP/USD falls to a five-day low on Wednesday as traders react to the latest United States (US) Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) Price Index data. At the time of writing, the pair trades around 1.3603, down roughly 0.33% on the day.
Breaking: Fed Chair Warsh says predominant focus right now should be on prices
Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh said that they must be confident that underlying inflation is moving toward the objective, adding that they have work to do otherwise, while delivering opening remarks at the Kansas City Fed's 2026 Economic Policy Symposium in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.
Euro comes under pressure against US Dollar after mixed US PCE data
EUR/USD trades under modest pressure on Wednesday after the US Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) Price Index report delivered a mixed inflation picture.
US Dollar: Softer energy supports carry trades – ING
ING’s Chris Turner notes that lower Oil prices and the recent intervention by US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent have pushed long-end US yields 10–15bp lower, reducing FX and equities volatility.
US Dollar Index: Range-bound consolidation as PCE looms – BBH
Brown Brothers Harriman’s (BBH) Elias Haddad notes the US Dollar (USD) is firm, consolidating just above recent lows following the US Treasury buyback announcement.
US Dollar Index: Range trade persists as data soft – DBS
DBS Group Research economist Philip Wee notes that the DXY Index’s recent recovery stalled slightly above 99 and has reverted to a 98.5–99.0 range after last week’s sell-off linked to higher US long bond yields.
US Dollar: Shaky basis trade risks weigh – Commerzbank
Commerzbank’s Volkmar Baur explains how the US Treasury Secretary’s vague secondary sanctions comments and falling US yields have left the Dollar stabilizing but vulnerable.
Dow Jones futures hold flat as traders await US PCE inflation data, Nvidia earnings
Dow Jones futures gain steadies around 53,650 during European hours on Wednesday. Meanwhile, S&P 500 futures decline by 0.11%, to trade near 7,680, and Nasdaq 100 futures fall by 0.23% to trade around 29,210.
US Dollar Index Price Forecast: Bears prevail with the 200-day SMA capping ralliesÂ
The US Dollar (USD) nurses marginal gains on Wednesday and holds a mild recovery attempt from the three-month highs hit last week, but seems unable to extend gains past the 200-day Simple Moving Average (SMA), just above 99.00, which keeps the broader bearish structure intact.
US Dollar: Buyback impact stays marginal – BNY
BNY’s Geoff Yu notes that U.S. cross‑border exposures have stabilized, with Dollar FX hedges broadly unchanged and U.S. equity holdings recovering as risk sentiment improves.
US Dollar: Core PCE and Warsh remarks in focus – OCBC
OCBC Bank strategists Sim Moh Siong and Christopher Wong highlight that lower energy prices have helped pull US and European yields down, supporting a more benign macro backdrop without stoking USD debasement fears.
United States Dollar Index recovers to near 99.00 ahead of US PCE inflation data
The US Dollar Index (DXY), an index of the value of the US Dollar (USD) measured against a basket of six world currencies, currently trades near 99.00 in the early European trading hours on Wednesday.
The US Dollar Index stops paying for hawks who cannot vote
A non-voting regional Federal Reserve president published a conditional hold on Tuesday, tying the current target range to continued evidence that inflation is actually coming down, and the Dollar Index has not moved for it.