Dollar edges down before US inflation data, presidential tv debate
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By Stefano Rebaudo
Sept 10 (Reuters) -The dollar edged down on Tuesday before U.S. inflation data and the televised U.S. presidential debate, which could affect expectations for the interest rate outlook.
A mixed labour report on Friday failed to make a clear-cut case on whether the Federal Reserve would deliver a regular 25 basis point (bps) rate cut or an outsized 50 bps one at its Sept. 17-18 policy meeting. Traders are now waiting on Wednesday's U.S. consumer price index report.
Barclays strategists noted that the greenback typically weakened ahead of Fed easing cycles and tended to overestimate rate cuts during soft landings. Still, they argued, a large part of its move was probably behind us.
Investor focus will also be on the highly anticipated televised U.S. presidential debate later on Tuesday that could weigh heavily on the November election.
Investors expect the greenback to rise in the event of a Donald Trump victory, as tariffs would prop up the currency, and higher fiscal spending would boost interest rates.
The dollar index =USD, which measures the U.S. currency against six rivals, was at 101.59, down 0.06%.
Markets are currently fully pricing in a 25 bps cut next week, with a 50 bps cut priced in at 30%, down from as high as 50% on Friday, the CME FedWatch tool showed.
For 2024, traders expect 110 bps of easing, up from around 100 bps from the remaining three meetings. FEDWATCH
Fed policymakers last week signalled they are ready to kick off a series of rate cuts, with Governor Christopher Waller arguing that he could support back-to-back cuts, or bigger cuts, if the data suggests the need.
Meanwhile, the euro EUR=EBS was last at $1.1043 after dropping nearly 0.5% on Monday.
Investors were watching Europe's political backdrop, mentioning the stalemate in France and heightened uncertainty across the EU bloc after German regional elections.
"The resilience of the euro this year can be partly explained by the region’s current account surplus and by the market’s nonchalance regarding the budget issues faced by various EU countries such as Italy and France,” said Jane Foley, senior forex strategist at RaboBank.
"However in the second half of the year fiscal policy will be more in focus and this could affect the single currency."
Economists at Barclays expect political fragility to hinder fiscal adjustments in the euro area in 2024-2025.
The European Union needs massive investment if it wants to keep pace economically with rivals, former European Central Bank chief and Italian prime minister Mario Draghi said on Monday, before calling for new sources of common funding which countries led by Germany have been reluctant to agree to.
"In our view, these issues (raised by Draghi) should provide a cap on rallies on the euro/dollar going forward,” RaboBank’s Foley argued.
The spotlight though will also be on the messaging from the ECB on Thursday after the policy meeting. Traders are pricing in 63 bps of easing this year from the ECB.
The dollar was up 0.15% at 143.42 yen JPY=EBS, creeping away from the one-month low of 141.75 touched on Friday. The greenback fell 2.7% last week against the yen.
China's yuan eased slightly on Tuesday, but losses were capped by better-than-expected export data. CNY/
Imports, however, missed forecasts and grew just 0.5%. That follows lower-than-expected inflation data published on Monday, highlighting still weak domestic demand.
The pound GBP=D3 rose after UK data showed robust employment growth. It was last up 0.15% at $1.3095.
In other currencies, the Australian dollar AUD=D3 was last at $0.66659, having touched a more than three-week low of $0.66445. The New Zealand NZD=D3 dollar last bought $0.6155, staying close to the three-week low it touched on Monday. AUD/
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Reporting by Stefano Rebaudo and Ankur Banerjee; editing by Kim Coghill and Andrew Cawthorne
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