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Today's overview of economic news and market action: 

 

  • As expected, the US Fed announced no changes to its monetary policy yesterday …
  • There were no material changes in the Fed’s guidance on the outlook either …
  • The market reaction to the Fed meeting outcome was muted …
  • Against this backdrop, the main FX pairs remained range bound yesterday …
  • Of the limited moves to note, the dollar was slightly firmer …
  • This sees EUR/USD near the midpoint of $1.14-1.15, while GBP/USD is below $1.34 …
  • Today, the BoE is also widely expected to leave interest rates unchanged …
 
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Today's Opening FX Rates
 
      % Change Day* End 2024
EUR/USD 1.1446   -0.50 10.56
EUR/GBP 0.8551   -0.06 3.36
GBP/USD 1.3381   -0.45 6.95
GBP/EUR 1.169   0.06 -3.25
*versus Previous Day's European Open

All rates quoted are indicative market rates.

 

 

 

 
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The ECB's governing council meeting for June saw the central bank lower interest rates for a fourth consecutive time this year. It's once again reducing them by 25bps, With the deposit rate lowered to 2.00%., while the Re-fi rate was decreased to 2.15%. This Marked the eight 25bps rate cut since the ECB started its easing cycle in June 2024.

 

 
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