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FOREX-Dollar steady, yen strengthens as traders mull Ukraine peace talks
By Lucy Raitano LONDON, Feb 19 (Reuters) - The dollar held steady against a range of currencies on Wednesday while the yen strengthened, as traders focused on talks over a Ukraine ceasefire and digested the latest round of tariff threats from U.S. President Donald Trump.The pound, meanwhile, got ...Reuters
Wed, Feb 19
EMERGING MARKETS-FX, stocks tepid as tariff threats, geopolitical woes stir caution
Trump threatens 25% tariffs on autos, chips, pharmaceuticalsGoldman Sachs doubts Ukraine ceasefire will boost Russian outputSouth Africa's budget to be presented MSCI FX, stocks indexes flat By Purvi Agarwal Feb 19 (Reuters) - Emerging market currencies and stocks were broadly subdued on Wedn...Reuters
Wed, Feb 19
EUR/JPY falls to near 158.50 due to hawkish tone surrounding BoJ’s policy outlook
EUR/JPY depreciates as expectations grow that the BoJ will raise interest rates to tackle persistent inflation. Japan’s trade deficit increased to JPY 2,758.78 billion in January as annual imports surged to a 26-month high. The Euro remains subdued due to rising odds of more ECB’s interest rate cuts
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Wed, Feb 19
AUD/USD Price Forecast: Sits near two-month high, above mid-0.6300s ahead of FOMC minutes
The AUD/USD pair regains positive traction following the previous day's modest downtick and sticks to its positive bias through the first half of the European session amid a modest US Dollar (USD) downtick.Fxstreet
Wed, Feb 19
EUR: Weakening across the board – ING
The rise in the German ZEW index yesterday was likely due to improved investors' sentiment ahead of expectations for a market-friendly change in government, but does not seem to mirror any real change in sentiment on growth, ING’s FX analysts Francesco Pesole notes.
Fxstreet
Wed, Feb 19
