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Dollar Steadied Against Major Currencies; Bitcoin Tumbled On China’s Verdict

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Dollar Steadied Against Major Currencies; Bitcoin Tumbled On China’s Verdict

 

The Dollar Stabilized versus major currencies on Wednesday as traders were waiting for U.S. Federal Reserve minutes, Although bitcoin dropped after China halted its financial institutions from offering services related to cryptocurrency assets.

The minutes from the Fed’s most recent meeting is going to take place later on Wednesday are assumed to validate that policymakers are perhaps not ready to increase the rates.

The U.S currency traded at $1.2076 against the Canadian dollar close to its weakest since May 2015.

The GBP bought $1.4187, which was near its strongest level since late February.

The EUR was constant at $1.2231.
The dollar slightly moved at 108.96 against the yen and 0.8974 against the Swiss franc.
Previous week Data showing U.S. consumer prices increased 4.2% in April from a year earlier, was the quickest development in more than a decade, boosting concerns the Fed will have to commence raising interest rates earlier.

Fed policymakers confirmed that the rise is short-lived and repeated that they expect rates to remain flat, though not all are convinced by the Fed’s line.

The Dollar Index traces the U.S. Currency against a basket of six major currencies was valued at 89.732.

CAD and GBP Elevated as the expectations for policy tightening in Canada and the progressive lifting of all the restriction of coronavirus in Britain. However, any favorable inflation can lead the Dollar to recover from some of its losses.

In the cryptocurrency market, bitcoin plunged below the closely-watched $40,000-mark to a three-month low of $39,000.
Ether dropped by more than 13% to $2,900, which is a two-week low.

Managerial uncertainty has appeared as an adverse factor after China banned its financial systems from offering cryptocurrency registration, trading, clearing, and settlement in a blow to investors who were betting that digital assets will gain mainstream status.