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EUR/USD
The Euro eased to $1.1628 ahead of the release of the FOMC minutes and as a possible solution to the Russia-Ukraine conflict came into view following the Trump-Zelenskyy meeting on Tuesday.
GBP/USD
The Pound Sterling rose to $1.3498 from a low of $1.3462 following mixed U.K. CPI data showing inflation cooled month-over-month for July, but accelerated year-over-year.
USD/JPY
The Japanese Yen edged up to 147.20 against the greenback amid mixed domestic trade data and as investors seem increasingly convinced that the Bank of Japan will stick to its policy normalisation path and hike interest rates by the year-end.
AUD/USD
The Australian dollar was down to $0.6438 after China's central bank kept its loan prime rate unchanged while New Zealand's central bank cut its interest rate by 25 basis points to 3%.
USD/CAD
The Canadian dollar retreated to 1.3875 against its U.S. counterpart after data showed Canada's inflation cooled, raising the odds of a BoC rate cut.
USD/ZAR
The South African rand was on the back foot at 17.72 against the U.S. dollar ahead of local inflation data due later in the day.
USD/MUR
The dollar-rupee gained 14 cents to 46.28 (selling) this morning.
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