The US Dollar in the green with markets bracing for Fed Minutes.

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• The US Dollar in the green with markets bracing for Fed Minutes.
• Markets are suddenly entertaining a possible rate hike by the Fed in the next three months.
• The US Dollar Index trades back above 104 and is salvaging the weakness from Tuesday.

The US Dollar (USD) is in the green as it recovers earlier losses from Tuesday. The US Dollar Index (DXY) jumped higher, back above 104 after the Wall Street Journal reported a shift in the US Fed futures where suddenly a rate hike has become a possibility. The reason for this repricing is a wage report in the Eurozone from the European Central Bank (ECB) that revealed higher wages are still broad based and will result in more longer-term sticky inflation.

On the economic data front, traders are bracing for the release of the Fed Minutes later this evening. Together with the report of the Wall Street Journal it shows how fragile the market is currently pricing in any possibility whatsoever when it comes to rate policies. Traders will be even more looking for clues in the Minutes on whether the Fed will cut ahead of the summer, over the summer, or will not cut at all and might even hike.

The US Dollar Index (DXY) is clawing back with traders bracing for the Fed Minutes later this evening. An additional element that is underpinning the DXY is that suddenly rumours on a possible rate hike from the Fed in the coming three months are showing up in the possibilities. This would mean a widening of the rate differential between the US Dollar and other currencies, which would mean the DXY could soar to 106 within three months, should that rate hike materialise.

Should the US Dollar jump to 105.00 on the back of the Fed Minutes, 105.12 is a key level to keep an eye on. One step beyond there comes 105.88, the high of November 2023. Ultimately, 107.20 – the high of 2023 – could even come back into scope, but that would be when several inflation measures are coming in higher than expected for several weeks in a row.

The 100-day Simple Moving Average looks to be getting chopped up again, though the DXY looks to be drawn to it each time it snaps below 104.13 The 200-day SMA near 103.72 looks more solid as a support. Should that give way, look for support from the 55-day SMA near 103.17.

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