USD – Cue in Bernanke
GBP – Time for BoE Minutes and Retail Sales
EUR – Consolidating Above 1.28
AUD – Main Takeaway from RBA Minutes
CAD – Retail Sales Growth Expected to Slow
NZD – Shrugs Off Stronger Credit Card Spending
JPY – What Amari’s Conflicting…

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Sterling rose 0.13 cents against the euro to €1.1851 and climbed 0.83 cents against the dollar to $1.5308. The pound fell versus the dollar, extending a weekly decline, as speculation the Federal Reserve may be moving closer to ending stimulus boosted…

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Sustainability of Dollar Rally Hinges on Payrolls
EUR Erases Gains as ECB Cuts Rates and Suggests Doing More
GBP – Could Hit 3 Month High Against EUR
AUD – Major Contraction in Manufacturing Sector
CAD – Trade Surplus Returns
NZD – Oil Prices Jump 3%
JPY…

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USD – Dollar Ticks Up as Fed Ignores Payroll Disappointment
AUD – Major Contraction in Manufacturing Sector
CAD – Gold and Oil Prices Plunge
NZD – Chinese Manufacturing Activity Slows
JPY – Extends Gains on Stronger Data

The British pound traded higher…

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EUR – Ignoring Risk of ECB Rate Cut
GBP – Watch Out for UK PMI Manufacturing Report
AUD – China and Australia Releases Manufacturing Numbers
CAD – Better Than Expected GDP Numbers
NZD – Shrugs Off Weaker Business Confidence
JPY – Gradual Signs of Recovery…

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This week’s Q1 GDP data ought to be the main focus for GBP, and the comments from the MPC’s Weale last week underline that there is an increasing risk of an extension of QE if this were to produce a negative print. Concerns about this and the failure to…

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USD – Fed Still Divided on Economic Outlook
GBP – Shrugs Off Weak Retail Sales and Dovish BoE Comments
CAD – Could Hit 1.04 on Softer CPI
AUD – Business Confidence Turns Positive for First Time in 5 Quarters
NZD – Consumer Confidence Improves
JPY – Economy…

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GBP – Beware of Weak Retail Sales
CAD – Hit by Bank of Canada’s GDP Revisions
NZD – CPI Ticks Higher in Q1
AUD – Shrugs Off Rise in Leading Indicators
JPY – Expect Further Improvement in Trade

UK retail sales is the primary focus for sterling today, and…

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USD: Look to Beige Book Report to See if Weakness Persisted
GBP: BoE Minutes Should Reflect Continued Inflation Concerns
CAD: Will BoC Drop its Bias to Raise Rates?
NZD: Potential Upside in CPI

The BoE MPC Minutes will be the main focus today. Domestic…

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EUR – Weaker ZEW Could Accelerate Losses
GBP – Potential Upside Surprise in CPI
Will the RBA Minutes Save the AUD?
NZD – Day’s Biggest Percentage Loser

There were some big moves in the foreign exchange market today but nothing compares to the sell-off in…

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