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Today's overview of economic news and market action

    • Monetary policy was front and centre last week …
    • Notably, the Fed delivered a “hawkish cut”. The BoE and the BoJ both left policy on hold …
    • Data-wise, a busy schedule included updates on inflation in the US, UK and Eurozone …
    • Against this backdrop, there was some volatility on forex and interest rate markets …
    • Currency-wise, the dollar was in the ascendancy …
    • EUR/GBP opens this morning in top half of the 82-83p range …
    • EUR/USD is down in the bottom half of the $1.04-1.05 corridor …
    • GBP/USD is below the $1.26 mark …
    • USD/JPY is north of the ¥156 handle …
 
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Today's Opening FX Rates
 
      % Change Day* End 2023
EUR/USD 1.0421   0.53 -5.57
EUR/GBP 0.8292   -0.08 -4.34
GBP/USD 1.2563   0.63 -1.30
GBP/EUR 1.2051   0.08 4.53
*versus Previous Day's European Open

All rates quoted are indicative market rates.

 

 

 

 
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