The dollar was broadly steady on Monday as a soft U.S. jobs report boosted wagers that the Federal Reserve may still cut rates twice this year, while the yen was a tad weaker to start the week.
The dollar was broadly steady on Monday as a soft U.S. jobs report boosted wagers that the Federal Reserve may still cut rates twice this year, while the yen was a tad weaker to start the week.
On Monday, the yen weakened 0.43% to 153.62 per dollar in early trading, having touched a three-week high of 151.86 on Friday, as the dollar lost additional ground after the jobs data.
But with Japanese authorities choosing last week's quiet periods to intervene in the yen market, traders will be on high alert through the day.
Markets are now pricing in 45 basis points of cuts this year, with a rate cut in November fully priced in.
Persons:
Jerome Powell, Goldman Sachs
Organizations:
Federal Reserve, Bank of, Fed, Citi
Locations:
Japan, Britain, Bank of Japan, U.S