On Oct. 20 the U.S. dollar briefly slipped below 0.8225, a support level in FXStreet’s technical analysis, before rebounding ahead of the Federal Reserve’s next decision. At 4:04 p.m. ET it bought 0.8245 Swiss francs, down 0.24%, within a session range of 0.8223 to 0.8271. Swiss data showed September imports rose 24.9% from August to CHF 21.881 billion and exports rose 1.5% to CHF 23.234 billion, narrowing the surplus to about CHF 1.4 billion mainly on an 87.8% jump in chemical and pharmaceutical imports. MUFG said overseas investors bought $942 billion of U.S. equities in the 12 months to July 2026, and its Oct. 16 research said fading AI enthusiasm could threaten dollar support. The Fed raised its target range by 0.25 percentage point to 3.75%–4% on Sept. 16 and will announce its next decision on Oct. 28.
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USD/CHF
▼ Likely negativeRelevance: medium
| Market | Currencies |
|---|---|
| Close on 10/19/2026 | 0.82669 |
| Change that session | +0.33% |
DXY
▼ Likely negativeRelevance: low
| Market | Currencies |
|---|---|
| Close on 10/19/2026 | 101.98 |
| Change that session | +0.20% |
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