Dollar tentative, yen dips on muddled Fed rate-cut outlook
By Rae Wee
SINGAPORE, Sept 9 (Reuters) -The dollar held to tight ranges on Monday while the yen pared some of its safe-haven gains, as investors were undecided on the scale of a Federal Reserve rate cut expected later this month and looked to this week's U.S. inflation reading for more clues.
Friday's highly anticipated U.S. jobs data failed to offer clarity to traders on the question of whether the Fed would deliver a regular 25-basis-point rate cut or an outsized 50 bp one at its policy meeting next week.
While employment increased less than expected in August, the jobless rate ticked lower and wage growth remained solid, indicating that the U.S. labour market was cooling, but not at a pace that warranted panic over the economy's growth outlook.
Currencies were mostly rangebound in early Asia trade, steadying after some volatility in the wake of the nonfarm payrolls report on Friday.
The yen JPY=EBS was last 0.26% lower at 142.65 per dollar, surrendering some of its gains after having risen 2.73% last week, as risk aversion gripped markets.
It hardly reacted to data on Monday which showed Japan's economy expanded in April-June at a slightly slower pace than initially reported, largely due to downward revisions in corporate and personal spending.
The euro EUR=EBS rose 0.03% to $1.1089, while sterling GBP=D3 advanced 0.06% to $1.3138.
Against a basket of currencies, the dollar =USD was little changed at 101.21.
"The Fed finds itself at a crossroads," said Boris Kovacevic, global macro strategist at Convera. "With mixed signals from the job market, they're unlikely to commit to either a 25 or 50 bp cut just yet."
Fed policymakers on Friday signalled they are ready to kick off a series of interest rate cuts at the central bank's upcoming meeting on Sept. 17-18, noting a cooling in the labour market that could accelerate into something more dire in the absence of a policy shift.
Futures show a 35% chance FEDWATCH that the Fed could ease rates by half a percentage point next week, with Wednesday's U.S. inflation report the next main economic indicator that could alter the market pricing.
"While more substantial cuts through year-end are possible should data deteriorate, our baseline remains for a 25 bps rate cut in September, with easing at this pace also likely to occur in November and December," said David Doyle, head of economics at Macquarie.
In other currencies, the Australian dollar AUD=D3 advanced 0.07% to $0.6675, after having fallen more than 1% and touching a roughly three-week low on Friday.
The New Zealand dollar NZD=D3 was flat at $0.6175, though remained not far from Friday's two-week trough.
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Reporting by Rae Wee
Editing by Shri Navaratnam
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