European Open Preview – Dollar slips despite ‘hawkish’ Fed; all eyes on ECB
Posted on June 14, 2018 at 7:44 am GMTHere are the latest developments in global markets: FOREX: The US dollar index is nearly 0.3% lower on Thursday, extending losses from the previous session. Although the Fed raised rates and upgraded its rate-path projections to signal one additional hike this year, Chairman Powell played down these hawkish signals in his press conference, sending the US currency lower overall. Meanwhile, haven currencies like the Japanese yen and Swiss franc are higher today, following reports the US may introduce tariffs on China [..]