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Asia FX rises, dollar retreats ahead of nonfarm payrolls

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Last updated: 2023/05/05 at 3:49 AM
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Investing.com — Most Asian currencies advanced on Friday, capitalizing on sustained weakness in the dollar as markets bet on a potential pause in the Federal Reserve’s rate hike cycle, with focus turning to key labor data due later in the day.

The rate-sensitive was the best performer for the day, rising 0.5% in an extension of sharp gains from the prior session. The won was also set to close the week nearly 1.6% higher, amid easing pressure from the dollar and Treasury yields.

The rose 0.2% in holiday-thinned trade, and was set to close the week about 1.7% higher as it benefited from increased safe haven demand. Fears of a U.S. banking crisis, coupled with a warning from the Fed on a potential recession this year, saw safe havens such as yen and benefit this week, with the .

The lagged its peers, treading water as softer-than-expected data drummed up concerns that a post-COVID economic rebound in the country was slowing down.

The reading came on the heels of an unexpected contraction in manufacturing data, showing that China’s biggest economic drivers were still struggling despite the lifting of anti-COVID measures this year.

The dollar was set to close the week lower, with the and falling 0.2% each on Friday. The greenback saw extended selling this week as the Fed signaled that it was considering a potential pause in its rate hike cycle.

show that markets are pricing in an over 90% chance that the Fed will hold rates steady in June, likely making May’s hike its last for the year. A brewing banking crisis, coupled with signs of cooling economic growth, also furthered this notion.

But the central bank also warned that future rate action will be largely determined by and labor market data. Inflation is still trending well above the central bank’s target range, while the U.S. labor market remains tight.

To that end, markets are now awaiting data for April, due later on Friday. While the reading is expected to show that the labor market cooled from the prior month, any surprises to the upside could factor into the Fed’s decision.

Broader Asian currencies rose on hopes of a potential Fed pause. The and rose about 0.2% each, while the added 0.3%.

The added 0.6% as a report from the Reserve Bank reiterated that interest rates could still rise further, after the bank earlier this week.

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