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USD/CHF Price Forecast: Trades inside Thursday's range ahead of US PCE Inflation
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USD/CHF Price Forecast: Trades inside Thursday's range ahead of US PCE Inflation
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2025.03.28 20:25
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- USD/CHF pair oscillates inside Thursday's trading range, with investors focusing on the US PCE inflation data for February.
- The US PCE inflation data will influence market speculation for the Fed's monetary policy outlook.
- Investors brace for Trump's reciprocal tariffs, which he will unveil on Wednesday.
The USD/CHF pair ticks higher to near 0.8830 but trades inside Thursday's trading range in Friday's North American session ahead of the United States (US) Personal Consumption Expenditure Price Index (PCE) data for February, which will be published at 12:30 GMT.
The US Dollar Index (DXY), which tracks the Greenback's value against six major currencies, rebounds slightly to near 104.45 after a corrective move on Thursday. Investors await the US PCE inflation data as it will influence market expectations for the Federal Reserve's (Fed) monetary policy outlook.
The US core PCE Inflation, which is closely tracked by Fed officials, is estimated to have grown by 2.7% year-on-year, faster than January's reading of 2.6%.
Meanwhile, the major trigger for the Swiss pair ahead is the release of the detailed reciprocal tariff plan by US President Donald Trump on April 2. The Swiss National Bank (SNB) has also warned that the major risk for the Swiss economy is global uncertainty.
USD/CHF seems to revisit the four-month low of 0.8736 plotted from the December 6 low. The outlook of the pair is broadly bearish as it trades below the 200-day Exponential Moving Average (EMA), which is around 0.8875.
The 14-day Relative Strength Index (RSI) rises above 40.00, suggesting that bearish momentum is over. However, the bearish trend is intact.
The asset could face more downside towards the November 8 low of 0.8700 and the November 6 low of 0.8620 if it falls below the December 6 low of 0.8736.
On the flip side, a recovery move above the psychological support of 0.9000 would drive the asset towards the February 28 high of 0.9036, followed by the round-level resistance of 0.9100.
USD/CHF daily chart
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The most important single factor impacting on the value of the US Dollar is monetary policy, which is shaped by the Federal Reserve (Fed). The Fed has two mandates: to achieve price stability (control inflation) and foster full employment. Its primary tool to achieve these two goals is by adjusting interest rates. When prices are rising too quickly and inflation is above the Fed's 2% target, the Fed will raise rates, which helps the USD value. When inflation falls below 2% or the Unemployment Rate is too high, the Fed may lower interest rates, which weighs on the Greenback.
In extreme situations, the Federal Reserve can also print more Dollars and enact quantitative easing (QE). QE is the process by which the Fed substantially increases the flow of credit in a stuck financial system. It is a non-standard policy measure used when credit has dried up because banks will not lend to each other (out of the fear of counterparty default). It is a last resort when simply lowering interest rates is unlikely to achieve the necessary result. It was the Fed's weapon of choice to combat the credit crunch that occurred during the Great Financial Crisis in 2008. It involves the Fed printing more Dollars and using them to buy US government bonds predominantly from financial institutions. QE usually leads to a weaker US Dollar.
Quantitative tightening (QT) is the reverse process whereby the Federal Reserve stops buying bonds from financial institutions and does not reinvest the principal from the bonds it holds maturing in new purchases. It is usually positive for the US Dollar.
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