The U.S. dollar turned slightly bullish yesterday as the greenback managed to post a rebound following a long stretch of declines. The gains came as the ISM’s manufacturing PMI surprised everyone with a reading of 59.7. This was higher than the estimates of 58.1 and manufacturing activity advanced from 58.2 in November.
The Fed meeting minutes released later in the day showed that officials factored in the tax cuts. Officials, according to the minutes, were optimistic that the tax cuts were one of the factors that led the central bank to hike interest rates in December. Inflation however, is expected to remain below the Fed’s target for longer.
Looking ahead, the economic data today will see ADP/Moody’s publishing the December private payrolls report. Economists forecast 191k jobs for December, slightly higher from 190k in November.
In the UK, the services PMI data is expected to remain stable with estimates pointing to reading of 56.5 in the index.
