USD edges through last week's highs as........>

FOREX: USD edges through last week's highs as Europe digests the Fed

-The greenback (and, to a lesser extent, the JPY) are the strongest in G10 as

European traders digest and interpret the Fed's rate hike yesterday. The USD

index's climb broke through last week's highs, to print the best levels since

Sep17.

-AUD and NZD are among the poorest performers today as the RBNZ kept their

options open on the next policy move being a rate cut, despite interest rates

already sitting at record lows. NZD/USD eased back below the 50-dma, revisiting

the mid-0.66's.

-EUR/USD came under selling pressure in early Europe, with markets eyeing

further drama in Italian budget talks and the government's setting of deficit

targets. EUR/USD briefly dipped back below the $1.17 mark before seeing some

support from buoyant German regional CPI data.

-Speeches from BoE's Haldane and Carney, ECB's Draghi, Praet and Lane, Fed's

Kaplan and Powell as well as BoC's Poloz are the calendar highlights. US weekly

jobs numbers, GDP revisions and durable goods orders are the data highlights.