Talking Points:
US Dollar falls on a surprise ISM decline for December
The greenback found a range in London and overnight trading despite the PMI releases
A look back at the past 24 hours of Forex trading using movements in the US Dollar Index:
US Dollar 15-Minute 17:00 01/05 to 12:00 01/06 EST
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The Dow Jones FXCM US Dollar Index is trading slightly lower at the start of the new week, following a disappointing US ISM for services release.
The greenback climbed higher during overnight trading between Sunday and Monday, and the rise was partially due to a decline in Aussie on the disappointing HSBC Chinese PMI for services.
The US Dollar continued to trade in a tight range over the London session, only rising slightly against the Pound on the release of a
worse than expected UK PMI for services.
Finally, the dollar showed some conviction in the NY session. The greenback declined against other Forex majors on the release of a surprise decline in the ISM index for non-manufacturing for December. An improvement in the employment gauge couldn’t stop the greenback losses, which were particularly bad against the Euro and Yen.
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Charts created by Benjamin Spier using Marketscope 2.0
— Written by Benjamin Spier, DailyFX Research. Feedback can be sent to bbspier@fxcm.com .
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