Dollar Soars Past CHF, Reaching Near 16-Month High on Hawkish Fed Comments
The US Dollar (USD) continues its upward trend against the Swiss Franc (CHF), pushing USD/CHF to near a 16-month high of 0.8314 on Monday. This strength in the dollar is largely due to comments from Federal Reserve officials, including Cleveland Fed President Beth Hammack and Philadelphia Fed President Anna Paulson, indicating potential rate hikes.
The CME FedWatch Tool now shows over 70% probability of a rate hike at the October Federal Reserve meeting, up from 57.6% last week and 17.7% a month ago.