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EUR: Mixed manufacturing messages

EUR/USD fell by just under 1% yesterday, as the US dollar benefitted from altered interest rate expectations. It was a mixed day for the eurozone owing largely to a conflicting set of data from the manufacturing sector. The HCOB index increased in Germany, undoubtedly...


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USD: ISM and JOLTs

The US dollar jumped up against its major rivals yesterday, buoyed by the possibility of interest rates being kept higher for longer. Two big macro reads are due today – the ISM manufacturing index and JOLTs job openings. Both metrics are expected to stay in the same...


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US dollar flies out of the traps

The US dollar began 2024 on the front foot, gaining almost a cent against the euro and the pound in the first session of the year. While the GBP/EUR exchange rate remained largely unchanged yesterday, sterling plummeted against the US dollar, losing three-quarters of...


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USD: Fed ready to pounce

The US dollar lost some ground to the pound and the euro over the last year but remains well up compared to before the pandemic after posting a succession of strong years. The Federal Reserve’s policy committee members were far more vocal in praising the economy’s...


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EUR: Inflation spotlight

EUR/USD rose by almost 4% in 2023, but the euro did give up some ground to a rallying pound. The first week of 2024 kicks off with several intriguing inflation prints. The headline rate has been falling rapidly in the eurozone, so expect calls for interest rate cuts...


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