US Dollar Index rises amid weak EUR and JPY performance

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The euro continued to fall against the USD as the world’s second-biggest currency faced political uncertainty following last week’s elections. Adding to this was the snap call for elections in France this summer. Economically, inflation in France released this morning showed signs of calming with the harmonized rate coming in at 2.6%, lower than the expected 2.7%. This fed expectations of a rate cut from the European Central Bank (ECB) at its July meeting.

In Japan, the BoJ held rates at 0.1% overnight as expected. Weighing on the Yen though was the decision to hold off on pairing back the bank’s bond buyback program. BoJ members did say that they would start slowing this down in the future but that markets would have to wait until their July meeting for details.

The Canadian dollar was down this morning against the USD as markets moved in favor of the greenback. With no data releases in Canada today, the Loonie struggled as the USD gained. Oil was up this morning with West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil prices heading back towards the $80 a barrel mark. This came on the back of separate reports from The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and Goldman Sachs showing that oil demand should remain strong through 2024.