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BUZZ-COMMENT-BOJ caution would be kryptonite for yen
USD/JPY bears need a hawkish Bank of Japan or a broadly weaker U.S. dollar to realize profits.The pair is drifting toward the upper end of a 154.78-156.57 weekly range as concerns over U.S. tariffs ease and rising equity markets reduce demand for the haven currency.The options market is signaling ev...Reuters
Wed, Jan 22
Cracks could be showing in UK's reserve currency status, rating agency warns
Scope warns UK's AA rating may be at risk if gilt sell-offs continueWorry is over risk that gilts, sterling could be losing safe-haven statusUK debt nearly 100% of GDP, borrowing surged in DecemberBy Marc Jones LONDON, Jan 22 (Reuters) - Recent moves in UK debt markets, where gilt yields have ris...Reuters
Wed, Jan 22
FOREX-Dollar flat as market looks for tariff clarity
Dollar index touches fresh two-week lowTraders expect cautious US approach to tariffs Updates to morning U.S. tradingBy Chuck Mikolajczak NEW YORK, Jan 22 (Reuters) - The dollar was flat on Wednesday after touching a new two-week low, as investors continue to await concrete announcements for U.S....Reuters
Wed, Jan 22
BUZZ-COMMENT-EUR/USD's resilience ahead of key risks should comfort bulls
Jan 22 (Reuters) - EUR/USD traded near flat after striking a 3-week high early Wednesday but investors appear comfortable with the pair's recent buoyancy despite looming risks from the ECB and U.S. inflation reports. Comments Wednesday from ECB President Lagarde and other ECB policymakers solidif...Reuters
Wed, Jan 22
COLUMN-Third time lucky for 'Year of the Bond' call?: McGeever
The opinions expressed here are those of the author, a columnist for Reuters.By Jamie McGeeverORLANDO, Florida, Jan 22 (Reuters) - After two years of significant underperformance by bonds, investors may have a hard time swallowing claims that 2025 will be the "year of the bond". But there are compel...Reuters
Wed, Jan 22
CANADA FX DEBT - Canadian dollar weakens, benchmark yield slips
The Canadian dollar weakened against the greenback on Wednesday, and the yield on benchmark government debt slipped. The loonie CAD= was trading 0.2% lower at C$1.4352 to the greenback, or 69.68 U.S. cents, after trading in a range of 1.4302 to 1.4371.Canadian government 10-year bond yields CA10YT=R...Reuters
Wed, Jan 22
BUZZ-COMMENT-Dollar's tariff risk premium partly unwound
Jan 22 (Reuters) - As noted previously, FX markets have taken a sanguine approach to recent tariff headlines and the tariff risk premium embedded in the dollar has been partly unwound as markets move away from a worst-case scenario. The threat of tariffs will linger in the lead up to February 1, how...Reuters
Wed, Jan 22
Dollar hits 2-week low as traders ponder Trump tariff plans
TOKYO/GDANSK, Jan 22 (Reuters) - The dollar touched a fresh two-week low on Wednesday, as a lack of clarity on President Donald Trump's plans for tariffs kept financial markets guessing and left the greenback struggling to regain ground against major currencies.
Sterling hits two-week high against dollar amid tariff uncertainty
By Greta Rosen Fondahn Jan 22 (Reuters) - The pound rose for a third day to hit a two-week high against the dollar on Wednesday, as a lack of clarity on U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff plans kept a lid on the greenback. Sterling was last up 0.1% at $1.2376, its highest since Jan. 8 GBP=D3.Th...Reuters
Wed, Jan 22
CEE MARKETS-Zloty hits five-year high on weaker dollar amid tariff uncertainty
By Anita Komuves BUDAPEST, Jan 22 (Reuters) - The Polish zloty rose to nearly five-year highs on Wednesday, helped by a weakening dollar as market participants were looking to U.S. President Donald Trump for further clues on his future trade and tariff policies.The zloty firmed EURPLN= 0.3% to 4....Reuters
Wed, Jan 22
REFILE-BUZZ-COMMENT-Protectionist policies to influence currencies
Adds charts Jan 22 (Reuters) - Protectionist policies are set to influence currencies, underpinning those believed safe like the dollar and undermining those thought to be risky, especially less liquid emerging currencies.This is a big issue as many higher-profile currencies like those of BRICS n...Reuters
Wed, Jan 22
BUZZ-COMMENT-Cable's long-term structural decline likely to continue
January 22 (Reuters) - Uncertainty surrounding Trump 2.0 policies should continue to underpin the greenback and put further downward pressure on GBP/USD. Cable has been on a negative trajectory since the 1970s and its path is unlikely to alter if global markets enter a period of turbulence.Steadfast...Reuters
Wed, Jan 22
REFILE-BUZZ-COMMENT-Sterling's oversold condition continues to unwind
Corrects GBP/GBP to GBO/USD in first paragraphJan 22 (Reuters) - Sterling is caught between reversal potential versus the dollar and an extending EUR/GBP bull trend, but the daily and weekly charts suggest there maybe scope for GBP/USD to change direction this week.A potential weekly bullish engulfi...Reuters
Wed, Jan 22
