Hope is not a financial plan
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EUR/USD
The Shared currency lost ground to $1.0540 ahead of US Inflation and the speech from European Central Bank's President Christine Lagarde due today.
GBP/USD
The Cable pressured down to $1.2333 on concerns about post-Brexit tensions with the EU and the Northern Ireland Protocol, leaving cable vulnerable to pullbacks.
USD/JPY
The Japanese yen hardly budged at 130.27 against the U.S dollar ahead of a key reading on U.S inflation that should provide clues on how aggressive the Federal Reserve will be in tightening monetary policy.
AUD/USD
The Aussie dollar ticked down to $0.6968 despite upbeat Chinese inflation revealed earlier today.
USD/CAD
The Canadian dollar stayed put at 18-month low of 1.30 against the greenback as falling oil price is hurting the cash inflows for Canada and henceforth the demand for the loonie.
USD/ZAR
The South African rand modestly gained to 16.09 per U.S dollar despite state power utility Eskom said on Tuesday that it would implement rotational power cuts from 1700 to 2200 local time, due to persisting supply constraints.
USD/MUR
The dollar-rupee stayed put at 43.40 (selling).
12:00 - EUR - ECB President Lagarde Speaks
16:30 - USD - Core CPI (MoM)(Apr)
18:30 - USD - Crude Oil Inventories