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A brief update in regards to client equity and withdrawals: As of Thursday, 22 Jan 2015 100% of pending withdrawal requests were processed amounting to 93% of the $1.954M in client equity held by Global Brokers NZ Ltd (GBL...

Australia's Q4 core CPI number surprised to the upside, against the widely-held belief that the recent disinflationary trend would continue, adding to the case of the RBA potentially holding to its neutral bias in the months to come, given the relatively firm outlook in prices...

Today’s surprise policy easing from the MAS is likely to reinforce the underperforming trend in the SGD, notes Jonathan Cavenagh, FX Strategist at Westpac, adding that higher levels in USD/SGD are likely to materialise between now and the next policy announcement in April...

According to Yujiro Goto, FX Strategist at Nomura, the slowdown in Japanese inflation may continue for the time being, putting pressure on the BOJ to ease further...

Imre Speizer, FX Strategist at Westpac, expects the RBNZ to shift from a tightening bias to a neutral one, adding that markets are already well ahead of the game and unlikely to be moved. Key Quotes "We expect the RBNZ to shift from an explicit tightening bias to a neutral one...

Camilla Sutton, CFA, CMT, Chief FX Strategist at Scotiabank explained the outlook forGreece and Russia remain core risks to EUR paths. Key Quotes: "EUR is struggling to retrace recent weakness, into the NA open it is up 0.3%, having retraced 1.6% from its low yesterday of 1.1098...

The shared currency is closing another day of gains, with EUR/USD now inching higher towards the 1.1370/75 band. EUR/USD eyes on the FOMC The bid tone around the EUR remains well and sound at the end of the NA session on Tuesday, while markets get ready for the key FOMC meeting due tomorrow...

U.S. stocks tumbled on Tuesday, with Microsoft and Caterpillar shares down sharply after quarterly results, while an unexpected decline in durable goods orders also weighed on sentiment...

EUR/USD rose briefly above the 1.1400 level and reached its highest level in 5 days as disappointing US durable goods orders added pressure on an already weakened greenback...

Syriza leader Alexis Tsipras campaigned on renegotiating Greek debt repayment terms but the job may already be done. Italy’s La Repubblica newspaper reports that EU and Greek officials had already agreed to push back the debt repayment schedule and lower the interest rate of loans...

The Brown Brothers Harriman Team comments on the intra-EU political scenario arising from Tsipras victory, and view that the possibility of Grexit is next to none...

Good morning! Here's what you need to know in markets today. Winter Storm Downgrade. The northeast U.S. was pounded by snow overnight. Just before 6:00 a.m. ET, the blizzard warning for New York City was downgraded to a winter storm warning. The New York Stock Exchange Will Be Open...

The euro continues to post gains on Tuesday, as EUR/USD trades just above the 1.13 line in the European session. On the release front, there are no Eurozone economic reports. EU finance ministers will meet in Brussels later in the day...