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CANADA FX DEBT - Canadian dollar weakens, benchmark yield slips
The Canadian dollar weakened against the greenback on Friday, and the yield on benchmark government debt slipped. The loonie CAD= was trading 0.2% lower at C$1.4356 to the greenback, or 69.66 U.S. cents, after trading in a range of 1.4314 to 1.4357.Canadian government 10-year bond yields CA10YT=RR f...Reuters
Fri, Mar 21
China's central bank says it will boost forex market resilience
BEIJING, March 21 (Reuters) - China's central bank will cut banks' reserve requirement ratio and interest rates at the "appropriate time" and strengthen the resilience of its forex market, it said on Friday during a quarterly meeting of its monetary policy committee.Reuters
Fri, Mar 21
Turkish cenbank net FX position dropped $11.2 bln on Wednesday, balance sheet shows
ANKARA, March 21 (Reuters) - Turkish central bank's net FX position dropped by $11.2 billion on Wednesday, after the lira dropped as much as 12% following the detention of Istanbul's mayor, according to the bank's balance sheet.The majority of the fall in reserves - some $10 billion acco...Reuters
Fri, Mar 21
FOREX-Dollar steadies, euro eases as markets calm after busy central banks week
Trump's erratic tariff campaign keeps policymakers, investors cautiousEuro set for first weekly drop this monthNew round of reciprocal tariffs expected April 2By Kevin Buckland and Yadarisa Shabong TOKYO, March 21 (Reuters) - The dollar steadied on Friday against other major currencies, inclu...Reuters
Fri, Mar 21
Sterling edges down but set for another weekly gain after BoE meeting
By Yadarisa Shabong March 21 (Reuters) - The British pound extended its decline against the dollar on Friday but was poised to end the week higher, a day after the Bank of England kept interest rates unchanged and raised concerns about a rise in global trade tensions.Sterling GBP=D3 was down 0.2%...Reuters
Fri, Mar 21
Last BoE meeting hasn't become a game changer for GBP – Danske Bank
EUR/GBP ended the day lower on the back of a hawkish vote split at yesterday's BoE meeting, where the BoE kept the Bank Rate unchanged at 4.50% in line with expectations, Danske Bank's FX analyst Jens Nærvig Pedersen reports.
Fxstreet
Fri, Mar 21
USD/JPY is trading higher despite a stronger-than-expected February CPI print – ING
The stronger US Dollar (USD) momentum is showing in USD/JPY this morning, with the pair trading higher despite a stronger-than-expected February CPI print overnight, ING's FX analyst Francesco Pesole notes.Fxstreet
Fri, Mar 21
U.S. dollar stands tall, euro falters as markets 'recalibrate'
TOKYO, March 21 (Reuters) - The dollar climbed on Friday against major peers, including the euro, which was set for its first weekly drop this month, as a busy week for central banks wrapped up and caution remained about the impact of a global trade war.EUR/CHF: Risks skewed to the downside for both the inflation and growth outlook – Danske Bank
EUR/CHF ended the day broadly unchanged after the SNB delivered a 25bp cut, bringing the policy rate to 0.25%, Danske Bank's FX analysts Kristoffer Kjær Lomholt and Filip Andersson report.
Fxstreet
Fri, Mar 21
CEE MARKETS-FX slips slightly as firming dollar signals risk-off
WARSAW, March 21 (Reuters) - Central European currencies traded slightly, as the dollar continued to rebound against the euro, signalling a risk-off mode among investors ahead of next week's central bank meetings in Hungary and the Czech Republic.Most emerging market currencies were subdued on F...Reuters
Fri, Mar 21
