In forex trading, the USD is set to have relatively quiet news today. This lack of major news indicates that the other major currencies, such as the GBP, EUR and CAD, may be the market movers today and traders should pay close attention to each of their respective economic news releases.
The U.S. Dollar fell against a number of its major crosses due to U.S. markets being closed. Looking at Monday's trading as a whole, the Labor Day holiday in the U.S. took its toll on the American currency. In early trading yesterday, the USD fell to a near 2 week low vs. the British Pound. This was after Kraft Foods stated that it made an offer to buy British chocolate maker Cadbury. Despite the low trading volume on Monday, it seems that risk appetite was high, and high-yielding currencies became more attractive. The Dollar Index dropping by 0.2% to 78.00 yesterday is evidence of this.
he USD/JPY cross fell by 25 pips yesterday to the 92.85 level, as many traders ditched the U.S. currency for the Yen due to the improving global economy and the thin trading of Labor Day. The Australian Dollar hit a 1 year high vs. the U.S. Dollar on Monday. The AUD was helped due to rising Gold and Crude Oil prices as of late, which Australia's currency is highly dependent. In addition, Australia's currency is in much greater shape than that of America. The Canadian Dollar made some inroads into the greenback. By the end of yesterday's trading, the EUR/USD pair closed unchanged at 1.4332.
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