USDINR
Day Trend: - UPSIDE SELL
Weekly Trend: - IN RANGE
INTRADAY RANGE – 83.55 – 83.25
Fx Market Highlights
Taiwan Manufacturing Returns to Growth in April
Philippines Producer Prices Fall at Softer Pace
South Korea Manufacturing PMI Hits 8-Month Low
Vietnam Manufacturing Grows in April
Thailand Factory Activity Shrinks for 9th Month.
Myanmar Manufacturing PMI Rises to 7-Month High
Malaysia Manufacturing Shrinks at Softer Pace
Indonesia Manufacturing Growth Eases
Top currency gainers
Japanese Yen (1.58%), Swedish Krona (1.02%) and Mexican Peso (1.01%).
Biggest losers
Dollar Index (-0.63%). In addition, there was a slight change on Euro (0.49%) and British Pound (0.37%).
THE FED
The Federal Reserve kept the target range for the federal funds rate unchanged at 5.25%-5.50% during its May meeting for the sixth consecutive time, as ongoing inflationary pressures and a tight labor market indicate a stall in progress toward bringing inflation back down to its 2% target this year.
Policymakers acknowledged that while inflation has moderated over the past year, it remains elevated, and there has been a notable lack of further progress towards achieving the central bank's goal in recent months.
Chair Powell stated that he does not foresee a hike as likely and believes that the current policy is sufficiently restrictive to achieve the 2% inflation target. The Fed has also declared its intention to reduce the speed of its quantitative tightening starting from June 1st, an adjustment that will involve cutting the maximum amount of Treasury securities being removed from the balance sheet by over 50%, down to $25 billion monthly from the previous $60 billion.
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