• The US Dollar posts a third consecutive day of losses, almost erasing all gains for 2024.
• The Greenback eased on a mixture of elements as markets wait for Jackson Hole at the end of the week.
• The US Dollar index trades near dangerous levels, close to flipping in a negative performance for 2024. 

The US Dollar (USD) extends losses on Tuesday after getting sucker-punched on Monday, with all eyes on the US Federal Reserve Jackson Hole Symposium in Wyoming, where Fed Chairman Jerome Powell is set to deliver a pivotal speech. A mixture of risk-on and a very slim data calendar in the runup to Jackson Hole convinced traders that a recession scenario could be avoided and the US economy is on the path to a soft landing. Outside the US, news that Israel could commit to the US ceasefire proposal is also reducing the safe-haven flows toward the Greenback. 

On the economic data front, again a very light calendar is ahead on Tuesday, although some sort of cautiousness must be upheld. With all stars aligning for a weaker US Dollar, any comment or data point could see an aggressive reversal of Monday’s moves. With the runup towards the speech from Fed Chairman Powell on Friday, nearly all Fed members will have issued their personal outlook about the interest-rate path, which means still a lot of market-moving comments could be on the way.