The latest macroeconomic data of US economy proved to be better than suggested by the original forecast. US GDP grew at 2.1 % annualized rate in the second quarter of this year, with the original forecast at 1.8%. In the G7 countries, the US is doing relatively best, which significantly strengthens the value of US dollar.
Value of the dollar index attacked level of 98.009, the highest since May of this year. On the other hand, Federal Reserve System (FED) meeting, which is planned for next week, could probably weaken dollar, with interest rate cut by 25 basis points to 2 % (from the original 2.25 %).
On the contrary, euro depreciates sharply against dollar and lost roughly 2.2 % to dollar
during this month alone. While the European Central Bank (ECB) decided at its meeting last
week to keep interest rates at their current level, with a view to possible cuts and further
stimulus measures in later September this year, which may further weaken the value of
euro. The EUR / USD currency pair traded at 1.1109, the lowest for euro since May of this
year.
