Key Moments
- USD/CHF paused a three-session advance, holding near 0.8330 during Asian trading hours on Thursday.
- Federal Reserve minutes showed unanimous support for the latest hike, with traders assigning a 78.3% probability to another move in December.
- Swiss September inflation rose to 1.0%, the midpoint of the SNB’s target band, reinforcing expectations that the policy rate will remain at 0%.
Dollar-Yield Strength Limits USD/CHF Downside
USD/CHF stalled its three-day climb, trading around 0.8330 during Asian hours on Thursday. Despite the pause, downside appears constrained as the US Dollar (USD) continues to draw support from the Federal Open Market Committee’s (FOMC) firm stance in the face of persistent inflation risks.
Minutes from the Federal Reserve’s September meeting showed that all 19 policymakers backed the most recent rate increase, and a majority signaled that another hike is likely to be appropriate before year-end. While market participants broadly anticipate no change at the October meeting, CME’s FedWatch tool indicates that traders are still assigning a 78.3% probability to a rate increase in December.
US Treasury Yields Revisit Multi-Decade Highs
The Greenback is also underpinned by a renewed climb in US Treasury yields toward levels not seen since 2002. The 10-year note is trading around 5.31%, while the 30-year is near 5.70%, reinforcing the appeal of USD-denominated assets.
Market attention is now shifting to upcoming commentary from Federal Reserve officials, including Christopher Waller and Alberto Musalem, as investors seek further clarity on the path of interest rates.
| Instrument | Yield / Level | Context |
|---|---|---|
| USD/CHF | 0.8330 | Near-term consolidation after three-day advance |
| US 10-year Treasury | 5.31% | Rebounding toward multi-decade highs last seen in 2002 |
| US 30-year Treasury | 5.70% | Trading close to multi-decade peak levels |
SNB Policy Outlook Weighs on the Swiss Franc
On the Swiss side, the Franc faces headwinds from expectations of a prolonged hold in policy settings. Economists generally anticipate that the Swiss National Bank (SNB) will keep its policy rate at 0% over the coming years, despite money market pricing that reflects the possibility of up to three rate hikes next year.
September consumer price data showed inflation accelerating to 1.0%, driven in part by higher energy costs. This outcome brought inflation to the midpoint of the SNB’s target band but still safely within its price-stability definition, leaving policymakers under limited immediate pressure to tighten further.
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