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China: PBOC Fixed Yuan Firmer by Most in Three Weeks - BBH Research Team at BBH, notes that the PBOC fixed yuan firmer (0.36%) by the most in three weeks. Key Quotes “The weaker dollar offered the yuan a reprieve as it been near the year's lows...
EUR/GBP Drops to Session Low of 0.7740 After ECB Stands Pat The EUR/GBP pair dropped below 0.7750 level but held steady, trading with marginal loss at 0.7740 after the ECB left its main interest rate unchanged at 0.0...
ECB Leaves Interest Rate Unchanged at 0.0% The European Central Bank decided that the interest rate on the main refinancing operations will remain unchanged at 0.00%. The Governing Council also left the interest rates on the marginal lending facility at 0.25% and the deposit facility at -0.40...
EUR/USD Tests 1.1180 on Steady ECB The shared currency lost some pips following the ECB rate decision today, with EUR/USD orbiting around the 1.1190/80 band...
Three Decade Old Trend Line Threatens Dollar's Advance The bulls planning to push Dollar higher in the wake of higher possibility that U.S. Federal Reserve will hike rates once more this summer and once again by the end of the year, should take a look at the Dollar chart over longer horizon...
GBP/USD Door Open for a Test of 1.4330 – UOB The research team at UOB Group have suggested GBP/USD could re-test the area of 1.4330 in the next 1-3 weeks. Key Quotes “The anticipated GBP weakness exceeded our expectation by taking out the major 1.4400 support (low of 1.4385)”...
EUR/JPY Flirting with 122.00 Handle Just ahead of ECB Decision As Yen continues to surge on global risk aversion, a minor up-tick in the EUR/USD major is doing little to assist the EUR/JPY cross that continues to flirt with 122.00 handle just ahead of the ECB decision...
China: Hard-Landing Fears are Back - ING Tim Condon, Chief Economist at ING, suggests that China’s hard-landing fears are back despite fading CNY devaluation worries. Key Quotes “There was a worrying sign of a further slowdown in export growth in yesterday’s manufacturing PMI data...
EUR/USD Cautious Around 1.1200, ECB Eyed The common currency keeps a tight range above the 1.12 handle vs. the greenback today, althogh gains in EUR/USD appear so far limited around 1.1220. EUR/USD now looks to ADP, ECB The pair keeps gyrating around the 1...