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Dollar Decline Continues, Putting DXY On Track to Test Nov Lows

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USD weakness persisted Wednesday, pressuring the USD index to its lowest levels since November 9th. USD weakness was particularly evident against NZD, NOK and JPY, with USD/JPY logging its fifth consecutive session of declines. With the markets' view that fiscal stimulus in the US is highly unlikely, leaving a greater onus on the Fed to prop up the economy headed into the end of 2020.

The downtick in USD/JPY targets the early November lows at 103.18 initially, which would mark the lowest level for the pair since early March.

The single currency also traded poorly, prompting EUR/GBP to break back below the 200-dma at 0.8939 and narrow the gap with early November lows of 0.8861.

Australian jobs numbers, weekly US jobless claims & existing home sales and rate decisions from the Turkish, South African central banks are the highlights Thursday.

MNI London Bureau | +44 203-865-3809 | edward.hardy@marketnews.com
MNI London Bureau | +44 203-865-3809 | edward.hardy@marketnews.com

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