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CANADA FX DEBT - Canadian dollar strengthens, benchmark yield slips
The Canadian dollar strengthened against the greenback on Tuesday, and the yield on benchmark government debt slipped. The loonie CAD= was trading 0.2% higher at C$1.3801 to the greenback, or 72.46 U.S. cents, after trading in a range of 1.3796 to 1.3845.Canadian government 10-year bond yields CA10Y...Reuters
Tue, May 6
COLUMN-Asia FX surge raises doubts about region's trade war arsenal: McGeever
By Jamie McGeeverORLANDO, Florida, May 6 (Reuters) - The Taiwan dollar's record rise in recent days has brought a regional conundrum into sharp focus: how much appreciation can Asian currencies countenance in the face of U.S. President Donald Trump's global trade war?Currency depreciation wo...Reuters
Tue, May 6
FOREX-Dollar under pressure as investors await US trade deals
Markets growing nervous about absence of trade deals Dollar falls 0.5% on yenEuro underperforms sterling, yen after German political problems Taiwan dollar steadies after surging at start of weekBy Rae Wee and Alun John SINGAPORE/LONDON, May 6 (Reuters) - The dollar struggled on Tuesday as invest...Reuters
Tue, May 6
POLL-Argentine peso to keep trading within target band, approaching upper limit by Oct. vote
reuters://realtime/verb=Open/url=cpurl://apps.cp./Apps/fx-polls?RIC=BRL= poll data on Brazil realreuters://realtime/verb=Open/url=cpurl://apps.cp./Apps/fx-polls?RIC=MXN= poll data on Mexican pesoreuters://realtime/verb=Open/url=cpurl://apps.cp./Apps/fx-polls?RIC=ARS= poll data on Argentine pesoBy Ga...Reuters
Tue, May 6
Sterling gains on dollar and euro
LONDON, May 6 (Reuters) - The pound strengthened against both the dollar and the euro on Tuesday, largely due to weakness in both peers rather than major British news, which is fairly thin until Thursday's closely watched Bank of England meeting. The pound was last up 0.2% on the dollar at $1.33...Reuters
Tue, May 6
POLL-US dollar’s safe haven halo flickers amid Fed, fiscal and trade jitters
reuters://realtime/verb=Open/url=cpurl://apps.cp./Apps/fx-polls?RIC=EUR= poll dataReuters poll graphic on U.S. dollar safe haven concerns https://tmsnrt.rs/4m3eHAsBy Sarupya Ganguly BENGALURU, May 6 (Reuters) - Concerns are mounting about the dollar's safe haven appeal, according to a majorit...Reuters
Tue, May 6
Taiwanese life insurers' portfolios have billions of unhedged dollars
SINGAPORE, May 6 (Reuters) - Taiwan's currency is at three-year highs after notching unprecedented gains as insurance firms, pension funds and other investors quit U.S. dollar assets or scramble to hedge exposure. Analysts estimate billions of dollars' worth of hedging or repatriation by lif...Reuters
Tue, May 6
JPMorgan goes long euro vs Romanian leu in FX spot market
LONDON, May 6 (Reuters) - Wall Street bank JPMorgan said on Tuesday it was going long on the euro versus the Romanian leu in FX spot markets, with the country's intervention policy seemingly shifting after Sunday's first-round presidential election. .The bank said that the leu's movement...Reuters
Tue, May 6
China's yuan ends at six-month high as carry trades unwind
SHANGHAI, May 6 (Reuters) - China's yuan finished the domestic trading session at a six-month high against the dollar on Tuesday, underpinned by an unwinding of carry trades and a broader rush out of U.S. assets and back into Asia.The onshore yuan CNY=CFXS ended the domestic session at 7.2169 pe...Reuters
Tue, May 6
EUR/CHF falls despite soft Swiss CPI print – Danske Bank
April’s downside surprise in Swiss inflation has reinforced expectations of a June rate cut by the SNB, with markets now entertaining the possibility of a return to negative interest rates as the strong franc and global uncertainties weigh on growth and price stability, Danske Bank's FX analysts rep
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Tue, May 6
Taiwan dollar retreats, central bank official sees pressure abating
Taiwan dollar falls back after two days of strong gainsTaiwan c.bank official sees appreciation expectations abatingTaiwan has denied discussing appreciation with United StatesBy Liang-sa Loh and Faith Hung TAIPEI, May 6 (Reuters) - Taiwan's currency retreated slightly on Tuesday following a ...Reuters
Tue, May 6
FOREX-Dollar under pressure as investors await US trade deals
Markets growing nervous about absence of trade deals Dollar falls 0.5% on yenTaiwan dollar steadies after surging at start of weekInvestors still selling U.S. dollarsBy Rae Wee and Alun John SINGAPORE/LONDON, May 6 (Reuters) - The dollar struggled on Tuesday as investors began to grow itchy about...Reuters
Tue, May 6
China's yuan ends at six-month high as carry trades unwind
SHANGHAI, May 6 (Reuters) - China's yuan finished the domestic trading session at a six-month high against the dollar on Tuesday, underpinned by an unwinding of carry trades and a broader rush out of U.S. assets and back into Asia.The onshore yuan CNY=CFXS ended the domestic session at 7.216...Reuters
Tue, May 6
'Opaque' cross-border payment volumes could top $300 trillion in 5-10 years, Italy c.bank head says
MILAN, May 6 (Reuters) - Annual cross-border payments volumes are projected to pass $300 trillion in the next five to 10 years from $190 trillion in 2024, but processing such payments remains "slow, expensive and opaque," Italy's central banker said on Tuesday.Cross-border payments have ...Reuters
Tue, May 6
Swiss National Bank ready to take rates below zero to tackle low inflation
By John Revill ZURICH, May 6 (Reuters) - The Swiss National Bank is ready to intervene in the foreign currency markets and cut interest rates even below zero to prevent inflation falling below its price stability target, Chairman Martin Schlegel said on Tuesday.Swiss inflation fell to 0% in April...Reuters
Tue, May 6
ANALYSIS-'Asian crisis in reverse' as currencies soar on the dollar
Taiwan dollar rockets to record gainsSing dollar near decade high, ringgit, yuan, baht and won rise'Asian demand for dollars is waning' - analystBy Rae Wee and Samuel Shen SINGAPORE/SHANGHAI, May 6 (Reuters) - A wave of dollar selling in Asia is an ominous sign for the greenback as th...Reuters
Tue, May 6
EUR/USD moves slightly higher as US Dollar trades cautiously ahead of Fed policy decision
EUR/USD ticks up to near 1.1350 in Tuesday’s European session. The major currency pair edges higher as the US Dollar (USD) trades cautiously, with investors focusing on the Federal Reserve’s (Fed) interest rate decision, which will be announced on Wednesday.Fxstreet
Tue, May 6
