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CAD little changed on risk aversion – Scotiabank
The Canadian Dollar (CAD) is recovering a little ground after weakening in early Asian trade on the broad risk-off tone to markets, Scotiabank's Chief FX Strategist Shaun Osborne note, Scotiabank's Chief FX Strategist Shaun Osborne notes.
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Mon, Jan 27
CANADA FX DEBT - Canadian dollar weakens, benchmark yield slips
The Canadian dollar weakened against the greenback on Monday, and the yield on benchmark government debt slipped. The loonie CAD= was trading 0.1% lower at C$1.4356 to the greenback, or 69.66 U.S. cents, after trading in a range of 1.4334 to 1.4401.Canadian government 10-year bond yields CA10YT=RR f...Reuters
Mon, Jan 27
Colombian peso weakens 1.2% in early trading after U.S. trade spat
Jan 27 (Reuters) - The Colombian peso COP= weakened about 1.2% to the United States dollar in early trading on Monday, after the two countries pulled back from the brink of a trade war over the weekend.U.S. President Donald Trump and Colombian President Gustavo Petro had each threatened tariffs afte...Reuters
Mon, Jan 27
Sterling drops against yen, mixed against euro and dollar
Recasts first paragraph, adds contextBy Stefano Rebaudo Jan 27 (Reuters) - Sterling edged up against the dollar and fell sharply against the yen as investors rushed into safe-haven assets while shifting their focus to economic data and central bank policy meetings later this week.The yen and Swis...Reuters
Mon, Jan 27
Bitcoin drops to 11-day low amid tech selloff
LONDON, Jan 27 (Reuters) - Bitcoin fell below $100,000 on Monday, hitting its lowest in 11 days, in a move analysts attributed to a wave of caution after the surging popularity of a Chinese artificial intelligence model sparked a selloff in Western AI-related stocks.The world's biggest cryptocur...Reuters
Mon, Jan 27
ECB's Lagarde warns over cost of losing independence
Central bank independence questioned, Lagarde saysHigh debt, high inflation make independence trickyGovernments want to blame central banks for difficulties, policymaker says Adds BlackRock paragraphs 6-8, policymaker paras 10-12, Matolcsy paras 15-16 BUDAPEST, Jan 27 (Reuters) - Central bank ind...Reuters
Mon, Jan 27
FOREX-Yen and Swiss franc jump as investors rush to safe-haven assets
Yen and Swiss franc jump Investors rush into safe-haven currencies as tech stocks tumbleCentral bank policy meetings and economic data in focus Adds comments in paragraphs 6 and 7By Stefano Rebaudo Jan 27 (Reuters) - The yen and Swiss franc jumped against major currencies on Monday in a rush for ...Reuters
Mon, Jan 27
ANALYSIS-Global economy takes Trump guessing-game in stride
Markets calmed by Trump's relative restraint on tradeECB, Bank of Canada, Bank of England seen easing policy Fed likely to stay on hold, irking TrumpPolicymakers see hopeful signs for dialogue in trade disputesBy Balazs Koranyi and Howard Schneider FRANKFURT, Jan 27 (Reuters) - Global economi...Reuters
Mon, Jan 27
FOREX-Yen and Swiss franc jump as investors rush to safe-haven assets
Yen and Swiss franc jump Investors rush into safe-haven currencies as tech stocks tumbleCentral bank policy meetings and economic data in focus Recasts, adds commentsBy Stefano Rebaudo Jan 27 (Reuters) - The yen and Swiss franc jumped against major currencies on Monday in a rush for safe-haven as...Reuters
Mon, Jan 27
BUZZ-COMMENT-Fed-speak roundup: cautiously optimistic
Jan 27 (Reuters) - With markets fully priced for a pause in monetary policy at the upcoming Federal Reserve decision, the focus will be on the accompanying statement and Chair Jerome Powell’s press conference. Commentary from Fed officials since December – shown in the table below – has been one of ...Reuters
Mon, Jan 27
Sterling drops versus yen, mixed against euro and dollar
By Stefano Rebaudo Jan 27 (Reuters) - Sterling was little changed versus the euro and the dollar and fell sharply against the yen as investors shifted their focus to economic data and central bank policy meetings later this week.The pound rallied versus the dollar on Friday as U.S. President Dona...Reuters
Mon, Jan 27
CEE MARKETS-Forint, zloty trade near recent highs as markets eye Trump's tariff plans
By Anita Komuves BUDAPEST, Jan 27 (Reuters) - Central European currencies eased on Monday, but both the Polish zloty and the Hungarian forint continued trading near recently hit highs as investors watched U.S. President Donald Trump for clues on his future trade and tariff policies.The Hungarian ...Reuters
Mon, Jan 27
EMERGING MARKETS-FX lower as markets evaluate Trump's tariff talk
US, Colombia reach trade agreement, tariffs on hold Moody's revises Kenya's rating to 'positive', S&P cuts Romania'sMultiple central bank decisions awaited this week Chinese AI model overtakes US rival, tech stocks dip By Purvi Agarwal Jan 27 (Reuters) - Most emerging mark...Reuters
Mon, Jan 27
BUZZ-COMMENT-Doubts creep in about the U.S. dollar
Jan 27 (Reuters) - Speculative longs were recently trimmed as some doubts crept in about the potential for the U.S. dollar uptrend to remain intact as the fundamental outlook was mixed and a negative development had etched on the daily chart.The speculative long position - derived from net contract...Reuters
Mon, Jan 27
