USD/CHF fails once again near 0.9760 post-Swiss PPI

The USD/CHF pair finally broke the consolidative phase to the downside in the European session, as the bulls failed to take-out stiff resistance located near 0.9760. 

USD/CHF back below 5-DMA tat 0.9750

Currently, the USD/CHF pair trades modestly flat at 0.9744, meandering near session lows of 0.9740 reached last minutes. The major trimmed gains after the Swiss franc regained footing on the release of above estimates factory gate prices from Switzerland. The PPI data for July came in at -0.1% m/m versus -0.2% expected.

The latest leg lower in the major can be also attributed to renewed selling in the US dollar against its major peers, as markets continue to weigh the negative impact of softer US macro data on the Fed rate hike prospects.

Next of relevance for the major remains the US CPI and FOMC meeting minutes due for release in the upcoming days, which will provide fresh incentives on the pair.

USD/CHF Technical Levels

To the upside, the next resistance is located at 0.9775/77 (10 & 20-DMA) and above which it could extend gains to 0.9800 (round number). To the downside, immediate support might be located at 0.9734 (daily low) and below that 0.9710 (post-US retail sales low).