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Market Patrol 22 December 2021

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T.S. Eliot
Indicative Selling Rates
against MUR
USD
19 Apr 2024
  • AUD
  • 30.42
  • 0.6459
  • BWP
  • 3.47
  • 0.0737
  • CAD
  • 34.46
  • 1.3664
  • CNY
  • 6.60
  • 7.1402
  • DKK
  • 6.82
  • 6.9093
  • EUR
  • 50.34
  • 1.0691
  • HKD
  • 6.10
  • 7.7148
  • INR
  • 0.57
  • 82.1874
  • JPY
  • 30.85
  • 152.6385
  • KES
  • 35.97
  • 130.9049
  • NZD
  • 27.96
  • 0.5937
  • NOK
  • 4.35
  • 10.8251
  • SGD
  • 34.91
  • 1.3490
  • ZAR
  • 2.53
  • 18.6446
  • SEK
  • 4.35
  • 10.8361
  • CHF
  • 52.18
  • 1.1081
  • GBP
  • 58.79
  • 1.2484
  • USD
  • 47.09
  • 1.0000
  • AED
  • 13.02
  • 3.6162
EUR/USD eyes further losses below 1.1300 on USD rebound, US data awaited
Fundamental News

EUR/USD

The Single currency retreated from $1.1300 to $1.1268  as a rally in riskier assets classes began to lose steam ahead of U.S. GDP, Consumer Confidence and  Existing Home Sales data later during the day.

 

GBP/USD
The Cable reversed gains to $1.3240 as Britain is due to strengthen tougher lockdown and self-isolation period to curb a rise in COVID cases. U.K. Q3 GDP data eyed today.

 

USD/JPY
The Japanese yen edged down to a new low of 114.21  per U.S. dollar after the  Bank of Japan released its monetary policy meeting minutes, stating that there is no hesitation for the central bank to ease policy further if necessary.

 

AUD/USD
The Aussie dollar dropped in the vicinity of 0.7125 this morning, despite a speech from Aussie PM Morrison that no further lockdown is in the pipeline.

 

USD/CAD

The Canadian dollar bounced to 1.2900 versus the greenback, extending the previous day’s pullback from the yearly top amid a correction in the sliding oil prices.

 

USD/ZAR
South African Rand flocked back to 15.91 against the greenback as a surge in Omicron COVID-19 cases kept investors worried.

 

USD/MUR
The dollar rupee remains unchanged at 43.70(selling) this morning.

Fundamental & Technical Data
Economic Indicators-Local Time

11:00 - GBP - Gross Domestic Product  - QoQ - Q3

17:30 - USD - Gross Domestic Product - Q3

19:00 - USD - consumer confidence - Dec

 

 

Central Bank Interest Rates
Last Change
New Meeting
Federal Bank of U.S
0.00%-0.25%
16-Mar-2020
-
European Central Bank
0.00%
10-Mar-2016
16-Dec-2021
Bank of England
0.25%
16-Dec-2021
-
Bank of Japan
-0.10%
28-Jan-2016
17-Dec-2021
Reserve Bank of Australia
0.10%
03-Nov-2020
05-Jan-2022
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
R3
1.1378
1.3317
114.97
16.26
R2
1.1341
1.3281
114.46
16.13
R1
1.1309
1.3245
114.21
15.94
PP
1.1272
1.3209
114.00
15.67
S1
1.1240
1.3173
113.80
15.43
S2
1.1203
1.3137
113.50
15.21
S3
1.1171
1.3101
113.00
14.85
Technical Analysis - Forex Charts
The dollar Index extends its intense rebound near one year high
Chart updated on 30.09.2021
GBPUSD riding wave C after completion of triangular retracement of wave B
Chart posted on 30.09.2021
Markey update on Biz Week by Christie Ng
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