Good Morning ,

 

Today's overview of economic news and market action:

  • As expected the Bank of England cut rates by 25bps yesterday …
  • Meanwhile, the ECB opted to keep policy on hold for a fourth successive meeting …
  • Overnight, the Bank of Japan raised official rates by 25bps to 0.75% …
  • The overall market reaction to all three decisions was muted …
  • Of the moves to note, UK futures contracts hardened somewhat, which in turn supported sterling …
  • This sees EUR/GBP open today midpoint of 87-88p …
  • EUR/USD is in the lower half of $1.17-1.18 …
  • USD/JPY is operating in the top half of the ¥156-157 trading band …
  • Eurozone consumer confidence (December) is due today …
 
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Today's Opening FX Rates
 
      % Change Day* End 2024
EUR/USD 1.1709     -0.30 13.10
EUR/GBP 0.8755      -0.32 5.83
GBP/USD 1.3369       0.01 6.86
GBP/EUR 1.1417       0.32 -5.51
*versus Previous Day's European Open

All rates quoted are indicative market rates.

 

 

 
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