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Market Patrol 27th September 2022

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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 Shared currency extended losses to $0.9660, ECB president Lagarde's speech eyed for the day.
Fundamental News

EURUSD
The Fiber continued its downtrend to $0.9643 as Christine Lagarde is due to speak today, whilst German Economist from IFO conveyed economic fears and historically low retail business expectations.

 

GBPUSD
The Cable reversed the previous day’s heavy losses to $1.0781, driven by hopes that the UK Chancellor (Finance Minister) Kwasi Kwarteng will be able to restore investor confidence via his medium-term budget.

 

AUDUSD
The Aussie dollar struggled at $0.6485 as the World Bank cut growth projections for China considering its longer zero-tolerance approach towards Covid-19.

 

USDCAD
The Loonie jiggled around 1.37 against the dollar on the back of a halt by oil bears and ahead of US Core durable goods data.

 

USDJPY
The Japanese yen weakened further to 144.50 against the greenback despite Bank of Japan Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda supporting last week’s government intervention in the currency markets.

 

USDZAR
The South African Rand modestly recovered to 17.96 from its drop against the US dollar as the Johannesburg Stock Exchange rose, boosted by consumer discretionary stocks, and tech.

 

USDMUR
The dollar-rupee parked at 44.80(Selling) this morning.

Fundamental & Technical Data
Economic Indicators-Local Time

15:30 - USD - Fed Chair Powell Speaks

15:30 - EUR - ECB President Lagarde Speaks

16:30 - USD - Core Durable Goods Orders (MoM)(Aug)

 

Central Bank Interest Rates
Last Change
New Meeting
Federal Bank of U.S
3.25%
21-Sep-2022
-
European Central Bank
0.00%
01-Jan-0001
-
Bank of England
2.25%
01-Jan-0001
-
Bank of Japan
-0.10%
28-Jan-2016
-
Reserve Bank of Australia
1.35%
01-Jan-0001
-
S.Africa Reserve Bank
01-Jan-0001
-
Reserve Bank of India
4.00%
22-May-2020
-
Bank of Mauritius
2.25%
03-Jun-2020
-
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Bulls & Bears Levels
Resistance and Support
Levels
EUR/USD
GBP/USD
USD/JPY
USD/ZAR
R3
0.9850
1.1543
146.83
18.20
R2
0.9780
1.1236
145.81
17.13
R1
0.9694
1.0962
145.27
16.98
PP
0.9624
1.0655
144.25
15.74
S1
0.9538
1.0381
143.71
15.14
S2
0.9468
1.0074
142.69
14.41
S3
0.9382
0.9800
142.15
13.99
Technical Analysis - Forex Charts
EUR/USD Outlook- looking bleak throughout Q3-Q4 2022
Chart updated on 05.07.2022

Past

EUR like a Deer in the headlights.

Euro has been trending lower over the last couple of months in the range of $1.06 and $1.0350. , unable to process and respond to the wicked combination of higher inflation and recession fears.

Current 

Euro  has pierced through key support yesterday and sank to $1.0234, its weakest since December 2002

Forecast

A dip to parity or below is in the cards.

1st target @ 0.9906  78.6% fibo retracement

2nd target @  0.9127  88.6% Fibonacci retracement

Invalidation level @ 0.8221

USD/MUR Outlook One more leg higher before paring some of its gains in Q3-Q4 2022
Chart posted on 05.07.2022

Past

Double zig-zag  upward correction W-X-Y

USD/MUR surged 24% from 37.05 of March 20 to 45.95 as of 6th  July 22

Clear 5-wave structure since Feb 2018

Current

 BOM shocking intervention higher at 45.30, a boon for U.S dollar against the rupee in the coming days.

 

Future

Anticipating Wave (v) of 5 of c of (Y) to end near 47.50, 161% Fibonacci projection

Invalidation Level @ 39.25

EUR/MUR- Bears in control in Q3-Q4 2022
Chart posted on 05.07.2022

Past

After reaching a high of 51.05 (buying TT) in July 2021, the EUR/MUR failed to keep the bullish trend seen in 2020 and 2021 undermined by a falling EUR/USD since 2021.

The pair plummeted to a low of 44.61 on 13th of May 2021 before staging a recovery to 47.78 on 30th June 2022.

 

Future

However, the rebound on the EUR/MUR appeared short-lived as it turned south again this week

The pair could dive in the range of 43.50 and 44.50 in the coming weeks.

Invalidation level @51.05!

 

Chart posted on 01.01.0001
Markey update on Biz Week by Christie Ng
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