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USD/CHF trades steadily below 0.8000 ahead of US Michigan Consumer Sentiment data
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USD/CHF trades steadily below 0.8000 ahead of US Michigan Consumer Sentiment data
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2025.09.12 14:32
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- USD/CHF trades broadly stable around 0.7960, while the US Dollar's outlook remains weak.
- US Initial Jobless Claims for the week ending September 5 came in at their highest in four years.
- SNB's Schlegel warns that negative interest rates could have undesirable side effects for savers and pension funds.
The USD/CHF pair trades calmly near 0.7960 during the late Asian trading session on Friday. The Swiss Franc pair ticks up as the US Dollar stabilizes after a sharp downside move on Thursday.
The US Dollar slumps on Thursday after the release of the United States (US) Initial Jobless Claims data for the week ending September 5, which showed that the number of individuals filing for jobless benefits for the first time were . Initial Jobless Claims came in at 263K, higher than expectations of 235K and the prior reading of 236K.
Poor US weekly jobless claims add to already escalating downside labor market concerns due to which traders are confident that the Federal Reserve (Fed) will reduce interest rates in the policy meeting on Wednesday.
According to the CME FedWatch tool, traders see a 7.5% chance that the Fed will cut interest rates by 50 basis points (bps) to 3.75%-4.00% on September 17, while the rest point a standard 25-bps interest rate reduction.
In Friday's session, investors will focus on preliminary US Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index data for September, which will be published at 14:00 GMT. Investors will closely track the data to know whether Fed dovish expectations have eased the negative impact of tariffs on the sentiment of individuals. The Consumer Sentiment index is expected to come in slightly lower at 58.0 from 58.2 in August.
On the Swiss Franc (CHF) front, the next major trigger will be the Swiss National Bank's (SNB) interest rate decision later this month. The SNB is unlikely to move interest rates into the negative territory as Chairman Martin Schlegel said on Wednesday that negative interest rates could have "undesirable side effects for savers and pension funds".
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The US Dollar (USD) is the official currency of the United States of America, and the 'de facto' currency of a significant number of other countries where it is found in circulation alongside local notes. It is the most heavily traded currency in the world, accounting for over 88% of all global foreign exchange turnover, or an average of $6.6 trillion in transactions per day, according to data from 2022. Following the second world war, the USD took over from the British Pound as the world's reserve currency. For most of its history, the US Dollar was backed by Gold, until the Bretton Woods Agreement in 1971 when the Gold Standard went away.
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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