EBC Daily Snapshot May 3, 2024
EBC Forex Snapshot
3 May 2024
The dollar lost ground against most of its peers and was headed for its worst week in nearly two months on Friday, in part due to a sharp rise in the yen this week.
The Swiss franc extended gains for the third day away from seven-month lows. The currency has been among the weakest performing G10 currencies this year, falling over 8%.
Data showing Swiss inflation rose more than expected in April hurts the odds of another rate cut by the SNB. The procure.ch PMI fell to its lowest since Oct 2023 while the service sector recovered significantly.
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Publication date:
2024-05-03 12:50:17 (GMT)