On Tuesday evening, the dollar continued to decline against the world's leading currencies. The euro rose to $1.1843 against $1.1761 the day before, and the dollar/yen pair fell to 146.6 from 147.4. The dollar index, reflecting its dynamics against a basket of six currencies, sank by 0.61% to 96.77 points. The pressure on the US currency was exerted by fresh macro data: retail sales in the US rose by 0.6% mom in August, exceeding forecasts, and industrial production unexpectedly added 0.1%. Investors' main attention is focused on the Fed meeting: according to CME Group, 96% of analysts expect a reduction in the key rate by 25 bps to 4-4.25%, while 4% allow for a more drastic easing – by 50 bps
