Forex News: U.S. Dollar Rises Amid Venezuelan Crisis

U.S. Dollar Rises Amid Venezuelan Crisis

(RTTNews) - The U.S. dollar strengthened against other major currencies in the Asian session on Monday, after the U.S. attacked Venezuela and captured its president, Nicolas Maduro.

After capturing the Venezuelan leader, Nicolas Maduro, in a military operation, U.S. officials warned they might make a fresh military intervention if interim president, Delcy Rodríguez, did not accommodate their demands.

The secretary of state said the United States will retain "multiple levers of leverage" if Venezuela's leaders don't "make the right decisions".

Also, President Donald Trump raised the possibility of military action in Colombia and warned Mexico 'to get their act together.'

Analysts said the U.S. action in Venezuela is unlikely to have meaningful near-term economic consequences for the global economy.

In the Asian trading today, the U.S. dollar rose to nearly a 4-week high of 1.1672 against the euro and a 5-day high of 1.3414 against the pound, from Friday's closing quotes of 1.1720 and 1.3460, respectively. If the greenback extends its uptrend, it is likely to find resistance around 1.15 against the euro and 1.32 against the pound.

Against the yen and the Swiss franc, the greenback advanced to 2-week highs of 157.30 and 0.7951 from last week's closing quotes of 156.84 and 0.7923, respectively. The greenback may test resistance around 158.00 against the yen and 0.81 against the franc.

Against Australia, the New Zealand and the Canadian dollars, the greenback advanced to a 5-day high of 0.6666, a 4-day high of 0.5743 and a 2-week high of 1.3778 from Friday's closing quotes of 0.6694, 0.5770 and 1.3729, respectively. On the upside, 0.65 against the aussie, 0.56 against the kiwi and 1.39 against the loonie are seen as the next resistance levels for the greenback.

Looking ahead, U.K. mortgage approvals data November and Eurozone Sentix economic sentiment for January are due to be released in the European session.

In the New York session, U.S. construction spending for October and U.S. ISM manufacturing employment for December are slated for release.

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