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Brazil central bank liquidates Banco Master's Will as Mastercard suspends cards
SAO PAULO/BRASILIA, Jan 21 (Reuters) - Brazil's central bank ordered on Wednesday the liquidation of Will Financeira SA, a unit of troubled lender Banco Master, in the latest drastic step involving illiquid institutions tied to the conglomerate. The move comes a day after Mastercard MA...Reuters
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USD/JPY: Likely to trade in a range between 157.60 and 158.60 – UOB Group
USD is likely to trade in a range between 157.60 and 158.60. In the longer run, USD appears to have entered a consolidation phase between 157.10 and 159.10, UOB Group's FX analysts Quek Ser Leang and Peter Chia note.
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EUR/GBP resumes uptrend and hits fresh three-week highs above 0.8730
The Euro pulled back against the British Pound following strong UK CPI figures earlier on Wednesday, to find buyers ahead of the 0.8700 psychological level, and bounce up to explore fresh three-week highs, above 0.8730 at the time of writing
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NZD/USD: Likely to trade in a range between 0.5790 and 0.5850 – UOB Group
New Zealand Dollar (NZD) is likely to trade in a range between 0.5790 and 0.5850. In the longer run, further NZD strength is not ruled out, but it must first surpass 0.5855 before a move to 0.5885 can be expected, UOB Group's FX analysts Quek Ser Leang and Peter Chia note.
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UBS CEO says there is no choice but to keep investing in U.S. assets
LONDON, Jan 21 (Reuters) - UBS CEO Sergio Ermotti said on Wednesday that the world had no choice but to keep investing in the U.S. dollar and U.S. assets despite rising geopolitical tensions, noting that there were only "pockets" of investors reducing their exposure to the country."It is...Reuters
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CEE MARKETS-FX and stocks ease with Trump's Davos appearance in focus
WARSAW, Jan 21 (Reuters) - Central Eastern European currencies edged lower on Wednesday, with the local data calendar empty and investors awaiting U.S. President Donald Trump's address in Davos.Geopolitical and tariff risks over U.S. threats to acquire Greenland continued to weigh on sentiment, ...Reuters
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AUD/USD: Chance to test the significant resistance at 0.6765 – UOB Group
Australia Dollar (AUD) could trade sideways between 0.6700 and 0.6745. In the longer run, there is a chance for AUD to test the significant resistance at 0.6765, UOB Group's FX analysts Quek Ser Leang and Peter Chia note.
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GBP: Sterling lags as bond volatility fears resurface – ING
Pound Sterling’s (GBP) recent weakness reflects lingering sensitivity to bond-market volatility, though calmer conditions may allow EUR/GBP to drift back below 0.870. - December UK inflation data offered little new for the Bank of England, with core services steady at 4.0% and a modest headline uptiBessent says Deutsche Bank CEO called to distance bank from analyst's Greenland report
Jan 21 (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Wednesday that Deutsche Bank's DBKGn.DE chief executive had called him to say the bank does not stand by one of its analyst reports suggesting European investors may dump U.S. assets. "This notion that Europeans would be sellin...Reuters
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ECB's Panetta sees fully digital commercial bank money in future
MILAN, Jan 21 (Reuters) - Commercial bank money is bound to become fully tokenised in the future, like central bank money, and the two types of currency will continue to anchor the monetary system, a top European Central Bank policymaker said on Wednesday.Addressing the Italian banking association, ...Reuters
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EUR/USD: Likely to consolidate between 1.1690 and 1.1770 – UOB Group
Instead of continuing to rise, EUR is more likely to consolidate between 1.1690 and 1.1770. In the longer run, risk for EUR remains on the upside; the probability of it breaking above 1.1805 is not high for now, UOB Group's FX analysts Quek Ser Leang and Peter Chia note.Fxstreet
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FOREX-Dollar rises vs euro, Swiss Franc as investors await Trump speech
Sell America’ trade on hold ahead of Trump speech EU in focus as it might consider deploying its ‘trade bazooka’ Yen on the ropes with investors worried over fiscal policyBy Stefano Rebaudo and Kevin Buckland Jan 21 (Reuters) - The dollar rose from three‑week lows against the euro and the Swiss f...Reuters
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Pound Sterling attracts bids as UK inflation rises more than expected in December
The Pound Sterling (GBP) gains against its major peers on Wednesday after the United Kingdom's (UK) Office for National Statistics (ONS) has reported that inflation grew at a faster-than-projected pace in December.Fxstreet
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