Yesterday should have been called International Central Bank Day, with the Peoples Bank of China, the European Central Bank and the Bank of England all making headlines. The EUR/GBP traded quite volatile in the run-up the policy decisions of the BOE and the ECB. The pair hovered in a 0.8020/0.8040 rang going into announcement of […]
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Yesterday, trading in the EUR/GBP cross rate was confined to a tight sideways trading range around the 0.8020 pivot. Monday’s correction of the euro had halted, but there was no appetite/news to send the single currency higher. The UK data neither provided any clear guidance. Contrary to the manufacturing measure on Monday, the construction PMI
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Yesterday, sterling was well bid, even as the news flow from the UK was not supportive for the currency. Uncertainty on the outcome of the EU summit was the key factor for trading in the major euro cross rates. However, sterling was an outperformer. EUR/GBP was on a gradual downward trajectory throughout the morning session
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On Thursday morning, EUR/GBP traded more or less in line with the development of the headline EUR/USD pair. The pair traded in the high 0.80 area at the start of trading in Europe. The euro came under pressure early in the session as the Germany PMI disappointed. The UK retail sales were marginally better than
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Overnight, Asian equities are also in the red, but the losses are not really excessive, given the sharp loss in the US yesterday evening. EUR/USD holding near yesterday’s closing levels in the mid 1.25 area. Today, there are no important eco data in the US. So the focus will remain on global economic growth and
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Equities showed some volatility surrounding the decision, but closed nearly unchanged. US Treasuries were down ahead of the decision and some curve plays occurred, according to the twist script, which led to an outperformance of the long end and a bear flattening in the 5 to-30-year segments. EUR/USD fell first lower, then spiked higher, before
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Last week, there were quite some remarkable price moves on global market, including on the currency market. The data were only of second tier importance. It was all repositioning ahead of the key Greek elections. This vote was largely seen as a key milestone for the survival of the EMU project. However, given the high
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During the weekend, European leaders agreed on a rescue package for the Spanish banking sector. A more in-depth analyses of this agreement can be found in the fixed income part of this report. The euro jumped higher this morning and currently tries to regain the 1.2625 resistance area. There is also a positive reaction on
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Yesterday morning, the USD/JPY cross rate came under moderate pressure as the decline of EUR/USD and EUR/JPY weighed on the headline pair. USD/JPY reached an intraday low at 78.11 early Europe and settled slightly above that level during the morning session in Europe. In the afternoon trade, the yen ‘enjoyed’ quite a substantial setback on
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On Monday, London markets were closed. However, even with no UK economic news on the screens, trading in the EUR/GBP cross rate was quite interesting. The pair was seen in the high 0.80 area during the morning session in Europe. A new up leg in the euro during the US trading hours also pushed EUR/GBP
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