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November 24, 2023

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  • The greenback is set to lose for the second week straight as currency pairs trade in narrow range amid thin liquidity after the US holiday. Investors will be looking out for US manufacturing PMI data later today for any further signs on how the country’s economy is developing. The Dollar Index trades at 103.76, 0.15% lower on the day and USD/JPY dropped 0.1% to 149.49.

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  • The sterling advanced yesterday along with gilt yields after British corporates stated an unexpected increase in output in November. UK flash composite PMI ticked up to 50.1, from the previous 48.7, the services PMI rose to 50.5, from 49.5 in October, and the manufacturing PMI increased slightly more, to 46.7, from the previous 44.8 (but still well below the 50 benchmark).
  • The data released yesterday suggests to many that the UK may be past the “downturn”, which should allow sterling to gain more territory as traders will bet on earlier cuts by the BOE in 2024. The euro can lose against sterling in the near term as euro data lags again versus UK data. EUR/GBP currently trades above 0.87, after touching 0.8688 yesterday. GBP/USD trades in a narrow range at 1.2530.

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  • In the euro-area, ECB minutes released yesterday confirm no more rates in the pipeline as the central bank looks content with the inflation progress. There is German IFO expectations release later this morning and that should be the focus today along with US data this afternoon, after euro-area PMIs released yesterday showed that the economy is stabilizing but the momentum remains fragile. EUR/USD trades once again near 1.09 with next major resistance seen at 1.0960.

Economic Calendar

24 Nov 2023
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GBP - GfK Consumer Confidence
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JPY - Flash Manufacturing PMI
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EUR - German Final GDP q/q
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EUR - German ifo Business Climate
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EUR - German Buba President Nagel Speaks
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EUR - ECB President Lagarde Speaks
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CAD - Core Retail Sales m/m
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CAD - Retail Sales m/m
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EUR - Belgian NBB Business Climate
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USD - Flash Manufacturing PMI
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USD - Flash Services PMI

Market Indicators

Currency Pairs
Pair High Low
eur/gbp 0.87013 0.86938
gbp/usd 0.79841 0.79705
gbp/aud 1.91213 1.90895
gbp/nzd 2.07212 2.06933
usd/jpy 149.71 149.199
eur/usd 0.91784 0.91638
gbp/jpy 187.644 187.099
eur/cnh 7.8068 7.788
usd/cnh 7.15892 7.13951
Equities and Commodities
Nasdaq 100 15989.6
DOW 35277.2
S&P 500 4556.83
BRENT CRUDE 81.32
WTI 76.54
GOLD 1992.55

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