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Canada Net Change in Employment registered at 75.1K above expectations (15K) in July
Canada Net Change in Employment registered at 75.1K above expectations (15K) in July
India: Inflation steady, trade deficit persists – DBS
DBS Group Research’s Econs team expects India’s July inflation to remain steady at 4.4% year-on-year, with core readings staying below 4% thanks to softer precious metals. Food staples show mixed trends, while fuel price adjustments may lift utilities and fuel components.
Japanese Yen: Intervention skepticism meets BoJ repricing – BBH
Brown Brothers Harriman’s (BBH) Elias Haddad highlights growing market skepticism about Japan’s FX interventions, despite sizeable recent operations that triggered sharp but temporary Japanese Yen (JPY) rallies.
EUR/GBP Price Forecast: Mixed momentum signals point to more consolidation
The Euro (EUR) edges higher against the British Pound (GBP) on Friday, although price action has been confined to a narrow range over the past ten trading days, suggesting that the mid-July rebound from below 0.8500 is losing steam beneath a dense cluster of moving averages.
Euro: Fed repricing supports moderate gains against US Dollar – Commerzbank
Commerzbank’s Thu Lan Nguyen argues that the US Dollar's (USD) current support from perceived hawkish Federal Reserve (Fed) policy is likely to fade as markets reassess United States (US) rate expectations over coming quarters.
Chile Core Consumer Price Index (Inflation) (MoM) rose from previous -0.1%Â to 0.4% in July
Chile Core Consumer Price Index (Inflation) (MoM) rose from previous -0.1%Â to 0.4% in July
Mexico Headline Inflation in line with forecasts (0.03%) in July
Mexico Headline Inflation in line with forecasts (0.03%) in July
Mexico Core Inflation came in at 0.23%, above forecasts (0.22%) in July
Mexico Core Inflation came in at 0.23%, above forecasts (0.22%) in July
Mexican Peso: Restrictive Banxico stance supports MXN carry – Rabobank
Rabobank’s Molly Schwartz and Christian Lawrence note that Mexico's central bank, Banxico unanimously kept the overnight policy rate at 6.50% on August 6 and continues to judge the stance as appropriate.
India FX Reserves, USD: $692.87B (July 27) vs $682.35B
India FX Reserves, USD: $692.87B (July 27) vs $682.35B
India Bank Loan Growth remains at 17.7% in July 20
India Bank Loan Growth remains at 17.7% in July 20
Euro: Upside bias hinges on 1.1565 break against US Dollar – UOB
United Overseas Bank’s (UOB) Quek Ser Leang and Lee Sue Ann report EUR/USD has retreated to 1.1524 after failing several times near 1.1560. Intraday, they see scope for further pullback but expect strong support at 1.1495 to hold.
Canadian Dollar lacks direction ahead of twin US, Canadian employment releases
USD/CAD trades around 1.4020 on Friday at the time of writing, up a modest 0.06% on the day with no clear directional bias as investors remain cautious ahead of the release of US and Canadian July employment reports.