US recap: EUR/USD eases as dollar receives late-summer haven boost
Aug 26 (Reuters) -The dollar index rose on Monday, rebounding from its lowest in more than a year as the market switched focus from dovish Fed signals to geopolitical risk following the exchange of missiles between Israel and Hezbollah on Sunday.
Late-summer liquidity conditions and a bank holiday in the UK added to the mix of factors affecting trade as investors continued to digest dovish messaging by Fed Chair Jerome Powell on Friday.
July durable goods orders data was mixed, with headline outperforming expectations and core underperforming.
PCE inflation -- the Fed's favored gauge of price growth -- is due on Friday and may have a bigger impact on markets than notoriously volatile durables, though after Powell spotlighted the labor market in his Jackson Hole address, the Sept. 6 non-farm payrolls release is likely to be more highly anticipated.
U.S. Treasury yields were flat to 2bp higher across maturities, with the 2s-10s curve slightly flatter at -11.5bp.
The S&P 500 was down 0.27% in New York afternoon trade with all eyes on AI heavyweight Nvidia ahead of its quarterly report this week.
WTI rallied 3.5% as investors focused on supply concerns following Sunday's events in the Middle East as well as production cuts in Libya.
Copper gained 0.37% on U.S. rate-cut hopes.
Gold firmed 0.24%, helped by safe-haven demand due to geopolitical risks in the Middle East as well as the dovish Fed outlook.
Heading toward the close: EUR/USD -0.28%, USD/JPY +0.16%, GBP/USD -0.17%, AUD/USD -0.32%, EUR/JPY -0.09%, GBP/JPY -0.18%, AUD/JPY +0.02%, =USD +0.23%.
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