The dollar index bottomed around the 98 level, moving away from a nearly two-year peak of 99.40 touched earlier this week as investors dumped safe-haven assets in favour of equity allocations. The most pronounced selling activity was against the euro, a move triggered by reports that European Union countries were discussing common bond issuance to finance energy and defense spending. Now, all eyes turn to the US inflation report for February, which might influence the pace of Federal Reserve tightening. The ECB's meeting on Thursday will also be a key driver for the foreign exchange market, with tensions between the West and Russia over Ukraine clouding the outlook for policy.
Forecast for the Future
According to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts' expectations, the US dollar will trade at 96.06 by the end of this quarter. Looking forward, we estimate it to trade at 97.33 in 12 months' time.