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Nasdaq up ~1%, S&P 500 rises, Dow declinesTech leads S&P 500 sector gainers; Healthcare weakest groupEuro STOXX 600 index up ~0.6%Dollar slides; bitcoin rises; gold, crude both gain >1.5%US 10-Year Treasury yield edges up to ~4.22%Welcome to the home for real-time coverage of markets brou...Reuters
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CEE MARKETS-Forint hits 2-year high vs euro with no clarity on rate cut timing
BUDAPEST, Jan 27 (Reuters) - The forint climbed to a 2-year high against the euro on Tuesday after Hungary's central bank left interest rates unchanged, while giving no clues on when it might again ease policy after a more than year-long pause.The central bank left its base rate steady at the Eu...Reuters
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FOREX-Dollar slips across the board as intervention risk lifts yen
Dollar slips for fourth straight dayYen rises above 153 to the dollarTraders on alert for coordinated currency interventionFed rate decision looms amid worries about independenceBritish pound climbs to highest since October 2021By Saqib Iqbal Ahmed and Sophie Kiderlin NEW YORK, Jan 27 (Reuters) ...Reuters
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GBP/USD soars toward 1.3780 as tariff escalation crushes Dollar
The Pound Sterling soars during Tuesday’s North American session as the Greenback continues to weaken due to trade tariffs escalation ahead of the first Federal Reserve monetary policy meeting of 2026. The GBP/USD trades at 1.3776, up 0.76%.
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EUR/GBP holds steady amid cautious ECB remarks
The Euro (EUR) holds firm against the British Pound (GBP) on Tuesday, with subdued trading conditions prevailing amid a notably light economic data calendar in both the Eurozone and the UK. At the time of writing, EUR/GBP is trading around 0.8684, little changed on the day.
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AUD/USD climbs to three-year peak on rising Australian yields, weak USD
AUD/USD trades around 0.6960 on Tuesday at the time of writing, up 0.60% on the day, after touching its highest level since February 2023. The pair remains supported by a combination of strong domestic fundamentals in Australia and persistent weakness in the US Dollar (USD).
Fxstreet
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JPY: Polls indicate challenges for LDP – Commerzbank
Volkmar Baur from Commerzbank analyzes the recent polls in Japan, which show a decline in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's (LDP) approval ratings ahead of the upcoming elections. The weakening support for Prime Minister Takaichi could impact the Japanese Yen's strength.
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Iran's rial hits new low after unrest sparked by economic crisis
Rial has lost about 5% in January, according to currency trackerDemonstrations began in late December over economic hardshipRights group says toll from protests has reached 6,126 DUBAI, Jan 27 (Reuters) - Iran's currency dropped to a record low of 1,500,000 rials to the U.S. dollar on Tuesday...Reuters
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ROI-Yen intervention risk still looms large: McGeever
By Jamie McGeever ORLANDO, Florida, Jan 27 (Reuters) - The yen has surged nearly 4% since Friday without Japanese authorities spending a single cent in the foreign exchange market. If Tokyo wants to capitalize on this move, now is the time to strike.The Japanese currency's JPY= leap to a two-...Reuters
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FOREX-Dollar pulls back as Fed meeting comes into focus
Dollar pulls back, yen steadies Traders on alert for coordinated currency interventionFed rate decision looms amid worries about independenceBy Sophie Kiderlin LONDON, Jan 27 (Reuters) - The U.S. dollar fell for the fourth day in a row on Tuesday, as traders remained on alert for potential coord...Reuters
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GBP/USD climbs to six-month highs amid sustained US Dollar selling
The British Pound (GBP) extends its advance against the US Dollar (USD) on Tuesday, with GBP/USD climbing to fresh six-month highs amid broad-based weakness in the Greenback. At the time of writing, the pair is trading around 1.3739, up nearly 0.42% on the day.Fxstreet
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USD/JPY whipsaws around 154.00 with the US Dollar on the defensive
The Yen extends gains for the third consecutive day against the US Dollar on Tuesday. The USD/JPY pair trades at 153.75 at the time of writing after the Greenback’s recovery attempts found sellers a few pips shy of the 155.00 level.Fxstreet
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Sterling inches higher against the dollar; gaining for fourth consecutive day
By Sophie Kiderlin LONDON, 27 Jan (Reuters) - The pound edged higher against the U.S. dollar for the fourth consecutive day on Tuesday, underpinned partly by data that showed retail inflation picked up sharply in January, while UK political uncertainty simmered on. Sterling was last 0.12% higher...Reuters
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CEE MARKETS-Forint backs off high as markets await Hungary rate cues
BUDAPEST, Jan 27 (Reuters) - The Hungarian forint eased on Tuesday after hitting a multi-week high in the previous session, ahead of the country's central bank policy announcement that is expected to keep the base rate unchanged.The forint EURHUF= was 0.2% lower at 382.00 versus the euro, backtr...Reuters
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EUR/JPY recovery fails at 183.65 despite easing intervention fears
The Euro nudged up from six-week lows, right below 182.00 against the Yen on Tuesday, as convictions about a BoJ-Fed intervention start to fade, but met resistance at the 183.65 area before pulling back to levels right below 183.00 at the time of writing.Fxstreet
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