United States (US) President Donald Trump just announced through Truth Social a 10-day ceasefire between Lebanon and Israel, to start on Thursday at 5 pm Eastern time.
Market reaction
The US Dollar (USD) is under mild selling pressure following the announcement, but holding on to most of its intraday gains across the FX board. Action remains limited amid uncertainty related to US-Iran future negotiations to pause the Middle East war.
US Dollar Price Today
The table below shows the percentage change of US Dollar (USD) against listed major currencies today. US Dollar was the strongest against the New Zealand Dollar.
| USD | EUR | GBP | JPY | CAD | AUD | NZD | CHF | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USD | 0.17% | 0.21% | 0.10% | -0.22% | -0.00% | 0.35% | 0.25% | |
| EUR | -0.17% | 0.03% | -0.06% | -0.40% | -0.17% | 0.15% | 0.08% | |
| GBP | -0.21% | -0.03% | -0.06% | -0.44% | -0.21% | 0.13% | 0.04% | |
| JPY | -0.10% | 0.06% | 0.06% | -0.35% | -0.10% | 0.18% | 0.14% | |
| CAD | 0.22% | 0.40% | 0.44% | 0.35% | 0.24% | 0.57% | 0.49% | |
| AUD | 0.00% | 0.17% | 0.21% | 0.10% | -0.24% | 0.32% | 0.27% | |
| NZD | -0.35% | -0.15% | -0.13% | -0.18% | -0.57% | -0.32% | -0.08% | |
| CHF | -0.25% | -0.08% | -0.04% | -0.14% | -0.49% | -0.27% | 0.08% |
The heat map shows percentage changes of major currencies against each other. The base currency is picked from the left column, while the quote currency is picked from the top row. For example, if you pick the US Dollar from the left column and move along the horizontal line to the Japanese Yen, the percentage change displayed in the box will represent USD (base)/JPY (quote).
(This story was corrected at 15:50 GMT to correct the date of the begining of the 10-day ceasefire between Lebanon and Israel)
Source: https://www.fxstreet.com/news/us-president-trump-lebanon-and-israel-agreed-a-10-day-ceasefire-202604161548
