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Today's overview of economic news and market action

  • Cautious mood on markets persisted yesterday …
  • Euro Stoxx 50 rose by 0.2% but the S&P fell by 0.7% …
  • Meantime, the flash PMIs for May in the Eurozone, UK and US were mixed …
  • Currency-wise, having initially moved lower, the dollar took the ascendancy late on …
  • EUR/USD opens today in the lower half of $1.08-1.09 …
  • GBP/USD is back below the $1.27 threshold …
  • EUR/GBP is in the bottom half of 85-86p …
  • Remarks from central bank officials due today …
 
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Today's Opening FX Rates
 
      % Change Day* End 2023
EUR/USD 1.0814   -0.11 -2.01
EUR/GBP 0.8519   0.13 -1.72
GBP/USD 1.2692   -0.27 -0.29
GBP/EUR 1.1732   -0.13 1.75
*versus Previous Day's European Open