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DXY: Await presidential inauguration – OCBC
US Dollar (USD) started the week on a slightly softer footing ahead of US holiday (Martin L. King Day) and Presidential inauguration today. Trump had promised to sign a host of executive orders on his 1st day as President. DXY was last at 108.48 levels.Fxstreet
Mon, Jan 20
Bank of Israel voted 5-0 to hold rates in January, minutes show
JERUSALEM, Jan 20 (Reuters) - All five members of the Bank of Israel's monetary policy committee voted on Jan. 6 to leave the benchmark interest rate ILINR=ECI at 4.50%, minutes of the discussion showed on Monday.With the impact of Israel's war with Hamas in Gaza, the committee's policy was focused ...Reuters
Mon, Jan 20
EU to approve new French deficit-cutting plan on Tuesday
BRUSSELS, Jan 20 (Reuters) - European Union finance ministers will approve French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou's deficit-cutting plan on Tuesday as it complies with the EU's recommendations to bring the French deficit below 3% of GDP by 2029, officials said.Senior officials of EU governments agree...Reuters
Mon, Jan 20
UPDATE 1-Greece's current account gap narrows slightly in November thanks to tourism
Adds tourism, exportsATHENS, Jan 20 (Reuters) - Greece's current account deficit shrank slightly in November compared to the same month in 2023, helped by robust tourism revenues, the Bank of Greece said on Monday.Central bank data showed the current account deficit was 3.15 million euros ($3.25 mil...Reuters
Mon, Jan 20
Greece's November trade deficit shrinks
ATHENS, Jan 20 (Reuters) - Greece's current account deficit shrank in November compared to the same month in 2023, the Bank of Greece said on Monday.Central bank data showed the current account deficit was 3.15 million euros ($3.25 million) in November, down from a deficit of 3.18 billion euros in t...Reuters
Mon, Jan 20
RPT-France's cognac makers lift US exports ahead of Trump inauguration, data shows
Repeats Friday story with no changes to textU.S. cognac maker's most important market Industry suffered from trade tensions in the past Year-end shipments up significantly By Tassilo Hummel PARIS, Jan 17 (Reuters) - French cognac makers increased shipments to the United States in December, trade ...Reuters
Mon, Jan 20
ECB’s Holzmann: A rate cut is not a foregone conclusion for me at all
European Central Bank (ECB) policymaker Robert Holzmann said in a Politico interview on Monday, “a rate cut is not a foregone conclusion for me at all.” Additional quotes Latest data shows inflation well above 2% in December.
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Mon, Jan 20
