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Market Patrol 22nd April 2022

“If you personalize losses, you can’t trade.”

Bruce Kovner
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
The Cable fell to $ 1.3027 as the monetary policy divergence widened between the FED and the BOE
Fundamental News

EUR/USD
The Shared currency cascaded to $ 1.0840 on dovish ECB amid rising inflation and at the same time on a more aggressive tone from the FED on their policy stance.

 

GBP/USD
The Cable fell to $ 1.3027 as the monetary policy divergence widened between the FED and the BOE. Governor Andrew Bailey stuck its cautious tone, wary about growth prospects amid a rising inflation and weak labor market.

 

USD/JPY
The Japanese yen gained to 128.15 as reports stated that Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s administration will compile another comprehensive relief package.

 

AUD/USD
The Aussie dollar retraced to $0.7337 as People’s Bank of China (PBOC) Governor Yi Gang said on Friday that the country’s financial markets are not immune to external shocks  amid disappointing inflation data from New Zealand.

 

USD/CAD

The Canadian dollar witnessed some pullback towards 1.2600 amid a stronger dollar as investors await retail sales data later during the day.

 

USD/ZAR
South Africa's rand  remained on the backfoot at 15.39 as severe power cuts and deadly floods weighed on the economic growth outlook. Annual inflation had come in slightly below expectations  at 5.9%, another factor acting against the rand.

 

USD/MUR
The dollar-rupee remained unchanged  at 43.50(Selling) on the local market.

Fundamental & Technical Data
Economic Indicators-Local Time

12:00 - EUR - Global Services & Manufacturing

12:30 - GBP - Global Services & Manufacturing

16:30 - CAD - Retail Sales

17:00- EUR - ECB's President Lagarde speech

18:30 - GBP - BOE's Governor Bailey speech

 

 

Central Bank Interest Rates
Last Change
New Meeting
Federal Bank of U.S
0.50%
17-Mar-2022
-
European Central Bank
0.00%
10-Mar-2016
-
Bank of England
0.75%
17-Mar-2022
-
Bank of Japan
-0.10%
28-Jan-2016
-
Reserve Bank of Australia
0.10%
03-Nov-2020
-
S.Africa Reserve Bank
4.25%
24-Mar-2022
19-May-2022
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
1.1080
1.3253
129.00
16.38
R2
1.1002
1.3200
128.50
15.76
R1
1.0915
1.3140
127.94
15.59
PP
1.0837
1.3087
127.44
15.21
S1
1.0750
1.3027
126.90
14.84
S2
1.0672
1.2974
126.75
14.34
S3
1.0585
1.2914
126.00
14.02
Technical Analysis - Forex Charts
Technical Outlook of the week - NZDCHF Scenario 1:
Chart updated on 04.03.2022
Technical Outlook of the week - NZDCHF Scenario 2:
Chart posted on 04.03.2022
Markey update on Biz Week by Christie Ng
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