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As of 10:59 am AST, dollar shows some strengthening as yields increase

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PairsFederal Reserve as of 8 January 2021OANDA as of 11 January 2021OANDA as of 12 January 2021 10:59 am AST
GBP/USD1.35831.35031.35026
USD/CAD1.26981.27691.2769
USD/CNH6.47506.47826.4782
USD/DKK6.06976.11156.1115
EUR/USD1.22521.21671.2167
USD/INR73.310073.409373.4093
USD/MXN19.941020.120320.1203
USD/JPY103.8900104.1600104.1600
USD/NOK8.40748.51598.5159
USD/SEK8.20858.28078.2807
USD/CHF0.88430.88920.8892
Sources: Federal Reserve, OANDA
RatesFederal Reserve as of 8 January 2021Bloomberg as of 12 January 2021 10:59 am AST
Federal Funds Rate0.090.08
Prime Rate3.253.25
3-month Treasury0.080.08
2-year Treasury0.140.15
10-year Treasury1.131.17
30-year Treasury1.871.89
Sources: Federal Reserve, Bloomberg

As of 10:00 pm AST, the dollar strengthens against the rupee, peso, yen, Swedish krona, and Swiss franc …

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PairsFederal Reserve as of 4 January 2021OANDA as of 4 January 2021OANDA as of 10 January 2021 10:00 pm AST
GBP/USD1.36621.36331.3559
USD/CAD1.27531.27261.2687
USD/CNH6.52506.45526.4631
USD/DKK6.08396.06576.0823
EUR/USD1.22301.22641.2215
USD/INR73.010072.936773.2500
USD/MXN19.892019.838219.9603
USD/JPY103.1900103.0200103.9400
USD/NOK8.57578.53008.4110
USD/SEK8.20958.20918.2316
USD/CHF0.88410.88150.8851
Source: Federal Reserve, OANDA

Legal/Political/Economic/ Events Impacting US Dollar

Pressure mounts on US president to leave office before 20 January

At the time of this writing, no public statement surrounding the issue of leaving office has been issued by President Trump. Bloomberg reports mounting pressure on Vice President Mike Pence to gather the President’s cabinet and bring about Mr Trump’s removal from office by invoking the 25th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi is expected to move on a House resolution that gives Vice President Pence 24-hours to invoke the 25th Amendment. If Mr Pence does not meet the 24-hour deadline, the House will then move to impeach the President.

Section 4 of the 25th Amendment allows the Vice-President and “a majority of either the principal officers of the executive departments or of such body as Congress may by law provide” to transmit a written declaration to the President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House that the President is no longer fit to serve.

As of 10:18 am AST, the dollar continues its weakening ways in light of job losses …

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PairsFederal Reserve as of 4 January 2021OANDA as of 4 January 2021OANDA as of 8 January 2021 10:20 am AST
GBP/USD1.36621.36331.35822
USD/CAD1.27531.27261.26927
USD/CNH6.52506.45526.45624
USD/DKK6.08396.06576.05307
EUR/USD1.22301.22641.22875
USD/INR73.010072.936773.2355
USD/MXN19.892019.838219.8122
USD/JPY103.1900103.02103.53
USD/NOK8.57578.53008.42518
USD/SEK8.20958.20918.18760
USD/CHF0.88410.88150.88217
Sources: Federal Reserve, OANDA
RatesFederal Reserve as of 4 January 2021Bloomberg as of 8 January 2021 10:51 am AST
Federal Funds Rate0.090.08
Prime Rate3.253.25
3-month Treasury0.090.08
2-year Treasury0.110.14
10-year Treasury0.931.10
30-year Treasury1.661.87
Source: Bloomberg

Legal/Regulatory/Political Events Impacting Foreign Exchange Markets

An expected dire jobs report

The U.S. Department of Labor today reported that non-farm payroll employment fell by 140,000 jobs in December 2020. The unemployment rate remained at 6.7%, the same rate as reported in December 2020. Significant losses were in the retail and hospitality sectors, according to the Labor Department. Approximately 10.7 million people are out of work.

The Africa Play …

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This morning I decided to take a look at how the U.S. dollar is faring this week against the Ghanaian, Nigerian, and Kenyan currencies in comparison to the Swiss franc, Chinese yuan (offshore), and the British pound. In my opinion the United States hasn’t demonstrated that it wants to be a significant trading partner with the African continent, but with a new administration and China’s well documented economic forays on the Continent, that may change.

Pairs4 January 20215 January 20216 January 20217 January 2021Notes
CNH/KES16.787916.840516.837316.8373.3% increase in exchange rate
USD/KES108.391108.461108.500108.500.1% increase in exchange rate
GBP/KES147.768147.472147.723147.723Flat
CHF/KES122.931123.285123.497123.497.5% increase in exchange rate
Source: OANDA
Pairs4 January 20215 January 20216 January 20217 January 2021Notes
CNH/NGN59.620659.264058.808258.80821.3% decrease in exchange rate
USD/NGN384.938381.690378.964378.9641.5% decrease in exchange rate
GBP/NGN524.784518.974515.960515.9601.7% decrease in exchange rate
CHF/NGN436.578433.856431.344431.3441.2% decrease in exchange rate
Source: OANDA
Pairs4 January 20215 January 20216 January 20217 January 2021Notes
CNH/GHS0.90640.90940.90740.90740Flat
USD/GHS5.85245.85695.84735.84735Flat
GBP/GHS7.97857.96357.96127.96118.2% decrease in exchange rate
CHF/GHS6.63756.65746.65566.65558.3% increase in exchange rate
Source: OANDA

As of 9:59 an AST, foreign exchange in holding pattern as the United States watches the U.S. senate run-offs in Georgia

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PairsFederal Reserve as of 4 January 2021OANDA as of 4 January 2021OANDA as of 5 January 2021
GBP/USD1.36621.36331.36329
USD/CAD1.27531.27261.27260
USD/CNH6.52506.45526.45524
USD/DKK6.08396.06576.06566
EUR/USD1.22301.22641.22636
USD/INR73.010072.936772.9367
USD/MXN19.892019.838219.8382
USD/JPY103.1900103.02103.02
USD/NOK8.57578.53008.53002
USD/SEK8.20958.20918.20912
USD/CHF0.88410.88150.88150
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve, OANDA

Regulatory news impacting foreign exchange

None at this time…

Foreign exchange rates between U.S. and countries with investment interests in Baltimore

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As of 8:30 am EST, 3 November 2020:

How to read the chart:

CAD/USD: If you come to the United States with one Canadian dollar (CAD)and wish to sell it for a US dollar (USD), the market price is .75230 USD.

USD/CAD: If you take a US dollar (USD) to Canada and wish to sell it for a Canadian dollar (CAD), the market price is 1.32909 CAD

CAD/USD=0.75230   USD/CAD=1.32909

CNH/USD= 0.14944   USD/CNH=6.69030

EUR/USD= 1.16373    USD/EUR=0.85920

DKK/USD =0.15628     USD/DKK=6.39720

NGN/USD= 0.00259    USD/NGN=382.951

JPY/USD=0.00955       USD/JPY=104.75

INR/USD=0.01342       USD/INR=74.3724

JMD/USD=0.00679      USD/JMD=144.248

Source: Bankrate