US recap: EUR/USD on back foot in mixed market
Oct 15 (Reuters) -The dollar traded mixed Tuesday with the pound gaining ground following a solid U.K. employment report while slumping oil and a weaker yuan weighed on commodity currencies.
U.S. Treasury yield curve flattened after the New York Fed's monthly gauge of factory activity unexpectedly fell to negative 11.9 in October from a positive reading a month earlier.
Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco President Mary Daly said the central bank likely has space to cut rates over time, adding that there is still room to reduce the balance sheet.
U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said he believes he would have a right as president to tell the Federal Reserve what to do about interest rates but he would not order a move. Trump defended his protectionist trade policies and reiterated that he would levy a high tariff on vehicles assembled in and imported from Mexico.
The euro weakened against most of its G-10 peers amid bearish positioning ahead of an expected European Central Bank rate cut Thursday.
Canada's annual inflation rate slowed more than expected to 1.6% in September, boosting bets of a 50 basis point rate cut next week.
The International Monetary Fund said Tuesday that it sees Mexico's economic growth slowing to around 1.5% this year.
Oil plunged 4% as Iran supply disruption concerns eased and as demand outlook softened.
Treasury yields were mostly lower, falling as much as 6 basis points as the curve steepened. The 2s-10s curve was down by about 6 basis points at +8.2bp.
The S&P 500 fell 0.66% amid weakness in tech and oil shares.
Gold rose 0.49% on lower government bond yields.
Copper slid 1.5% to a three-week low amid confusion about China's stimulus plans.
Heading toward the close: EUR/USD -0.18%, USD/JPY -0.33%, GBP/USD +0.05%, AUD/USD -0.33%, DXY -0.04%, EUR/JPY -0.47%, GBP/JPY +0.12%, AUD/JPY -0.65%.
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Editing by Burton Frierson
Reporting by Robert Fullem
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