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Today's overview of economic news and market action

 

  • The risk averse mood from Friday persisted at the start of this week …
  • On bond markets, yields continued to move higher across the board, led by UK Gilts …
  • Currency-wise, the dollar remained in the ascendancy during the early-on …
  • However, the dollar handed back its gains and lost ground overnight amid tariff related newsflow …
  • At the same time, sterling rebounded to finish the day up slightly …
  • This sees EUR//GBP open back below the 84p mark …
  • GBP/USD is just above $1.22 & EUR/USD is at the midpoint of $1.02-1.03 …
  • There is a quiet data calendar once again today …
 
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Today's Opening FX Rates
 
      % Change Day* End 2024
EUR/USD 1.0247   0.27 -1.02
EUR/GBP 0.8392   -0.23 1.44
GBP/USD 1.2206   0.51 -2.44
GBP/EUR 1.1909   0.23 -1.42
*versus Previous Day's European Open

All rates quoted are indicative market rates.