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Today's overview of economic news and market action

  • Equity markets moved higher on both sides of the Atlantic yesterday …
  • Currency-wise, the price action was limited once again …
  • Of the muted action to note, the dollar remained on the defensive ...
  • However, overnight, the greenback retook the ascendancy …
  • This sees EUR/USD open this morning back below $1.04 …
  • GBP/USD is down at the $1.23 handle …
  • EUR/GBP remains near the midpoint of 84-85p …
  • USD/JPY is up in the top half of ¥156-157 …
  • Today, the main data release will be EZ flash consumer confidence (Jan) …
 
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Today's Opening FX Rates
 
      % Change Day* End 2024
EUR/USD 1.0394   -0.20 0.40
EUR/GBP 0.8448   0.12 2.12
GBP/USD 1.2299   -0.35 -1.69
GBP/EUR 1.1832   -0.12 -2.07
*versus Previous Day's European Open

All rates quoted are indicative market rates.