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Australian Dollar: Upside risk capped by 0.7075 against US Dollar – UOB
United Overseas Bank’s (UOB) Quek Ser Leang reports AUD/USD briefly tested 0.7069 before retreating sharply to 0.6984, with the move seen as overdone. Intraday, the Australian Dollar is expected to range between 0.6980 and 0.7030.
Spain 12-Month Letras Auction increased to 2.663% from previous 2.5%
Spain 12-Month Letras Auction increased to 2.663% from previous 2.5%
Hong Kong SAR Retail Sales: 4.6% (June) vs previous 7.9%
Hong Kong SAR Retail Sales: 4.6% (June) vs previous 7.9%
Turkish Lira: July inflation and FX rules weigh on lira – Commerzbank
Commerzbank’s Tatha Ghose notes Turkey’s July Consumer Price Index (CPI) slowdown to 31.7% year-on-year masks still-strong underlying price momentum, with smoothed headline and core inflation above 2% month-on-month.
CEE FX: Rates relief and CNB meeting – ING
ING strategist Frantisek Taborsky says Central and Eastern European markets opened positively, with rates markets outpricing hikes while FX stayed sidelined.
British Pound scales higher as fiscal concerns weigh on Yen
The GBP/JPY cross builds on the previous day's recovery move from the vicinity of mid-209.00s, or the lowest level in nearly five months, and gains some follow-through positive traction on Tuesday.
Experts agree: Last week’s intervention might have altered Yen outlook
The Japanese Yen (JPY) trims some gains against the US Dollar (USD) on Tuesday, with the USD/JPY pair picking up to the mid-157.00s from Monday’s lows at 155.23.
Brazil Fipe's IPC Inflation down to -0.03% in July from previous 0.18%
Brazil Fipe's IPC Inflation down to -0.03% in July from previous 0.18%
Italy Retail Sales s.a. (MoM) below forecasts (0.1%) in June: Actual (-0.1%)
Italy Retail Sales s.a. (MoM) below forecasts (0.1%) in June: Actual (-0.1%)
Italy Retail Sales n.s.a (YoY) up to 3.1% in June from previous 2.2%
Italy Retail Sales n.s.a (YoY) up to 3.1% in June from previous 2.2%
Japanese Yen: Gains against US Dollar to remain limited – TD Securities
TD Securities strategists argue that recent Japanese Ministry of Finance (MoF) interventions and talk of joint United States (US)/Japan action have not changed the broader USD/JPY regime.
British Pound: Pullback seen within 1.3400–1.3475 band against US Dollar – UOB
United Overseas Bank’s (UOB) Quek Ser Leang notes GBP/USD reversed after an overbought spike to 1.3506, closing lower at 1.3434. The strategist sees scope for the pullback to extend but mainly within a 1.3400–1.3475 range, with a sustained drop below 1.3400 unlikely.
Euro stalls against British Pound as geopolitical uncertainty grips markets
The Euro (EUR) trades practically flat, a few pips below 0.8570 against the British Pound (GBP) on Tuesday, holding moderate gains after Monday's bounce from last week's lows at 0.8542.