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Today's overview of economic news and market action

  • The generally quiet start to the week on financial markets continued yesterday ..
  • This was against the backdrop of a very sparse data schedule …
  • Currency-wise, the dollar remained under some downward pressure yesterday …
  • This saw EUR/USD and GBP/USD register fresh YTD highs, while USD/JPY moved lower …
  • As trading gets underway this morning, EUR/USD remains above the $1.11 threshold …
  • GBP/USD is operating in the lower half of the $1.30-1.31 range …
  • EUR/GBP is in the bottom half of the 85-86p corridor …
  • USD/JPY is changing hands back near the midpoint of ¥145-146 …
  • Today, the main release will be the Fed FOMC meeting minutes …
 
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Today's Opening FX Rates
 
      % Change Day* End 2023
EUR/USD 1.1118   0.37 0.74
EUR/GBP 0.8537   0.04 -1.51
GBP/USD 1.3017   0.29 2.26
GBP/EUR 1.1707   -0.04 1.53
*versus Previous Day's European Open

All rates quoted are indicative market rates.