Market Patrol 17 March 2021

If you are not willing to risk the usual, you will have to settle for the ordinary.

Jim Rohn

Indicative Selling Rates
against MUR
USD

26 Apr 2024

AUD
30.81
0.6583

BWP
3.44
0.0736

CAD
34.56
1.3545

CNY
6.55
7.1468

DKK
6.83
6.8533

EUR
50.43
1.0774

HKD
6.07
7.7145

INR
0.57
82.0087

JPY
30.36
154.1916

KES
35.30
132.5951

NZD
28.14
0.6011

NOK
4.36
10.7396

SGD
34.76
1.3465

ZAR
2.54
18.4356

SEK
4.36
10.7346

CHF
51.60
1.1024

GBP
58.79
1.2560

USD
46.81
1.0000

AED
12.95
3.6161

The USD/MUR jumped out of its bed after Bank of Mauritius intervention yesterday.

Fundamental News

EUR/USD
The euro eased to $1.1900 this morning, undermined by a possible delay in vaccinations after Sweden and Latvia joined countries suspending their use in a further blow to Europe's vaccination.

GBP/USD
The Cable bounced back to $1.3890 on the back of weak U.S. economic data, with U.S. retail sales and Industrial Production falling more than expected.

USD/JPY
The Japanese yen ticked up to 109.11 against the U.S dollar ahead of Friday’s BoJ rate decision.

AUD/USD
The Aussie dollar crumbled to $0.7730 ahead of Wednesday’s FOMC monetary policy decision and a pool of economic data in tomorrow's Asian session.

USD/ZAR
South Africa's rand lost ground to 14.90 against the greenback as the currency continued to take its cue from swings in global markets.

USD/MUR
The dollar-rupee jumped out of its bed by 30 cents to 40.70(selling) this morning after BOM's stunning intervention at 40.25 yesterday.

Fundamental & Technical Data

Economic Indicators-Local Time

14:00 - EUR - CPI (YoY) (Feb)

16:30 - USD - Building Permits (Feb)

16:30 - CAD - Core CPI (MoM) (Feb)

18:30 - USD - Crude Oil Inventories

22:00 - USD - FOMC Economic Projections

22:00 - USD - Fed Interest Rate Decision

22:30 - USD - FOMC Press Conference

Central Bank Interest Rates

Last Change

New Meeting

Federal Bank of U.S

0.00-0.25%

16-Mar-2020

17-Mar-2021

European Central Bank

0.00%

10-Mar-2016

03-Mar-2021

Bank of England

0.10%

19-May-2020

04-Feb-2021

Bank of Japan

-0.10%

28-Jan-2016

18-Mar-2021

Reserve Bank of Australia

0.10%

03-Nov-2020

02-Mar-2021

S.Africa Reserve Bank

3.50%

23-Jul-2020

Reserve Bank of India

4.00%

22-May-2020

Bank of Mauritius

1.85%

16-Apr-2020

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Bulls & Bears Levels

Resistance and Support

Levels

EUR/USD

GBP/USD

USD/JPY

USD/ZAR

1.2013

1.4027

109.80

15.70

1.1982

1.3966

109.54

15.46

1.1943

1.3930

109.28

15.34

1.1912

1.3869

109.02

15.23

1.1873

1.3833

108.76

14.98

1.1842

1.3772

108.50

14.86

1.1803

1.3736

108.24

14.39

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