The US Dollar Strengthens Slightly Thanks To The Increase In Bond Results, Euro And Pound Drop

JAKARTA - The US dollar slightly strengthened against a number of other major currencies at the end of Wednesday's trading (Thursday morning WIB), lifted the increase in the yield of US government bonds as investors differed from the Federal Reserve opinion. The US dollar index, which measures the back against six other major currencies, rose 0.23 percent to 101.9695 at the end of trading. At the end of New York's trading, the euro fell to $1.0952 from $1.0973 in the previous session, and the UK pound rose to $1.2438 from $1.2429 in the previous session. The US dollar was purchased 134.7260 Japanese yen, higher than 134.0580 Japanese yen in the previous session. The US dollar increased to 0.8976 Swiss francs from 0.8970 Swiss francs, and increased to 1.3462 Canadian dollars from 1.3392 Canadian dollars. The US dollar increased to 10.3451 Swedish krona from 10.3073 Swedish krona.Mortgage Bankers Association reported Wednesday April 19 that for the week ended April 14, the US home ownership loan application (hipotek) fell 8.8 percent from one previous week. Previous readings were week growth by 5.3 percent. The yield yield of US government bonds continued to increase as investors digested the hawker's comments of Fed officials. The yield rate of 2-year debt securities briefly reached 4.3 percent on Wednesday while the yield rate of 10-year government bonds lasted above 3.6 percent. But the dollar gain was a temporary suspension, said Bipan Rai, head of North American foreign exchange strategy at CIBC Capital Markets in Toronto, quoted from Antara.

"Kami masih berpikir bahwa dalam jangka menengah hingga jangka panjang dolar akan terus berada di bawah tekanan yang cukup besar. Dan itu terkait dengan pandangan kami bahwa Fed mungkin akan menaikkan (suku bunga) sekali lagi dan hanya itu," tambahnya.Eurostat melaporkan Rabu lalu bahwa indeks harmonisasi harga konsumen (HICP) zona euro meningkat 6,9 persen pada Maret secara tahun ke tahun, turun dari pertumbuhan 8,5 persen pada Februari. Ini sejalan dengan ekspektasi para ekonom. Tingkat inflasi tetap tinggi dan jauh di atas target Bank Sentral Eropa sebesar 2,0 persen.Kantor Statistik Nasional Inggris (ONS) melaporkan pada Rabu bahwa indeks harga konsumen (IHK) Inggris pada Maret meningkat 10,1 persen secara tahun ke tahun, turun dari pembacaan sebelumnya sebesar 10,4 persen. Para ekonom memperkirakan pertumbuhan tahun-ke-tahun sebesar 9,8 persen.Pertumbuhan tahun-ke-tahun indeks harga produsen (IHP) Inggris mendingin menjadi 7,6 persen pada Maret. Pembacaan sebelumnya direvisi menjadi 12,8 persen dari 12,7 persen. Para ekonom memperkirakan pembacaan 7,0 persen untuk Maret.

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