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Sterling resumes retreat as Middle East conflict prompts flight to safe havens
By Niket Nishant LONDON, March 5 (Reuters) - The British pound resumed its fall on Thursday, following a one-day reprieve, as the deepening conflict in the Middle East kept investors nervous and fuelled a flight to safe-haven alternatives. With oil prices rising for a fifth consecutive day, inve...Reuters
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FOREX-Dollar edges higher as Middle East war boosts safe-haven demand
Markets fickle, risk sentiment remains fragileHigher oil prices fuel inflation concernsYuan bounces off lows as Beijing reveals 2026 targetsBy Niket Nishant and Rae Wee LONDON/SINGAPORE, March 5 (Reuters) - The dollar resumed its climb on Thursday after a brief retreat from three-month highs as ...Reuters
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NZD/USD declines as stronger US Dollar, RBNZ rate outlook weigh
NZD/USD trades lower around 0.5920 on Thursday at the time of writing, down 0.32% on the day, as the pair remains under pressure from a broadly firmer US Dollar (USd) and shifting expectations around New Zealand’s monetary policy outlook.
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Eurozone: New Industrial Accelerator Act – Rabobank
Rabobank’s Head of Macro Strategy Elwin de Groot highlights the European Commission’s Industrial Accelerator Act as a major step to rebuild the Eurozone industrial base, accelerate decarbonisation and reduce external dependencies.Fxstreet
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EUR/JPY declines as safe-haven demand supports Yen, Euro faces mixed signals
EUR/JPY edges lower around 182.60 on Thursday at the time of writing, down 0.14% on the day, as the pair remains under pressure while the Japanese Yen (JPY) benefits from renewed safe-haven demand amid geopolitical crisis.
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ECB policymakers warn of inflation spike if Iran war lasts
Long war seen pushing inflation up, growth downDe Guindos says baseline is for short conflictRehn warns against excessive optimismBy Francesco Canepa and Jan Strupczewski FRANKFURT/BRUSSELS, March 5 (Reuters) - Three European Central Bank policymakers warned on Thursday that euro zone inflati...Reuters
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EMERGING MARKETS-EM assets gain as Asian markets recover from rout, investors assess war developments
Stocks gain 2.5%, FX up 0.2%Turkey to activate sliding scale system for fuel pricesMost emerging Europe stocks higher after recent sell-off Asian stocks rebound; data shows foreign outflows for FebruaryBy Twesha Dikshit March 5 (Reuters) - Emerging market equities and currencies recovered on Thur...Reuters
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FOREX-Dollar edges higher as Middle East war boosts safe-haven demand
Markets fickle, risk sentiment remains fragileHigher oil prices fuel inflation concernsYuan bounces off lows as Beijing reveals 2026 targetsBy Niket Nishant and Rae Wee LONDON/SINGAPORE, March 5 (Reuters) - The dollar resumed its climb on Thursday after a brief retreat from three-month highs as ...Reuters
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Eurozone Retail Sales unexpectedly drops 0.1% MoM in January
Eurozone Retail Sales, a key measure of consumer spending, surprisingly falls by 0.1% month-on-month (MoM) in January, while it was expected to grow 0.3%. In December, the consumer spending measure rose by 0.2%, revised positive from -0.5%.Fxstreet
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EXCLUSIVE-Euro zone banks face multiple threats from Iran war, ECB supervisor says
FRANKFURT, March 5 (Reuters) - Euro zone banks face only a limited direct impact from the war in Iran, but the larger danger lies in how a weakened economy might feed back into lenders’ balance sheets, a senior European Central Bank supervisor told Reuters.Reuters
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Japanese Yen turns upside down against US Dollar as dovish Fed bets recede
The Japanese Yen (JPY) gives back its early gains and turns negative against the US Dollar (USD) during the European trading session on Thursday. The USD/JPY pair rises to near 157.35 as the US Dollar resumes its upside journey after a corrective move.
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5 hours ago
USD/CAD Price Forecast: Hand holds 20-day EMA amid US-Iran war
The USD/CAD pair trades flat at around 1.3645 during the European trading session on Thursday. The Loonie pair consolidates as the recovery move in the US Dollar (USD) after a slight correction has offset the strength in the Canadian Dollar.
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AUD/USD Price Forecast: Trades around 0.7050 after breaking below nine-day EMA
AUD/USD pares its recent gains from the previous session, trading around 0.7050 during the early European hours on Thursday. The technical analysis of the daily chart indicates that the pair is remaining within the ascending channel pattern, indicating that bullish bias prevails.
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New Zealand Dollar weakens below 0.5950 amid persistent geopolitical risks
The NZD/USD pair trades in negative territory around 0.5920 during the early European trading hours on Thursday. The New Zealand Dollar (NZD) softens against the Greenback on escalating conflict in the Middle East.Fxstreet
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