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Market Patrol 19 August 2020

Always do what's right and long-term smart, regardless of conventional wisdom.

Neal Aronson
Indicative Selling Rates
against MUR
USD
23 Dec 2024
  • AUD
  • 30.07
  • 0.6355
  • BWP
  • 3.51
  • 0.0742
  • CAD
  • 33.24
  • 1.4232
  • CNY
  • 6.68
  • 7.0797
  • DKK
  • 6.72
  • 7.0362
  • EUR
  • 49.65
  • 1.0494
  • HKD
  • 6.18
  • 7.6570
  • INR
  • 0.57
  • 83.7046
  • JPY
  • 31.01
  • 152.5601
  • KES
  • 37.32
  • 126.7783
  • NZD
  • 27.02
  • 0.5712
  • NOK
  • 4.28
  • 11.0662
  • SGD
  • 35.48
  • 1.3335
  • ZAR
  • 2.68
  • 17.6547
  • SEK
  • 4.36
  • 10.8593
  • CHF
  • 53.28
  • 1.1261
  • GBP
  • 59.82
  • 1.2645
  • USD
  • 47.31
  • 1.0000
  • AED
  • 13.18
  • 3.5893
The Aussie ratcheted to $0.7265 despite rising Sino-Australian trade tensions
Fundamental News

EUR/USD
The fiber escalated to $1.1965, buoyed by dollar weakness, although U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Tuesday that Democrats in Congress are willing to cut their coronavirus relief bill in half to get an agreement on new legislation with the White House and Republicans.


GBP/USD
The Sterling mounted to $1.3265 on report UK Consumer Prices Index 12-month rate came in at +1.0% in July when compared to +0.6% booked in June while beating expectations of a +0.6% print.


USD/JPY
The safe-haven yen fell from 105.08 to 105.50 against the greenback as Japan's exports fell 19.2% in July from a year earlier, while the country's core machinery orders fell 7.6% in June from the previous month.


AUD/USD
The risk-sensitive Australian dollar rocketed to $0.7262, although China has begun an anti-dumping probe into imports of Australian wine.


USD/ZAR
The rand ratcheted to 17.32 per dollar as market sentiment improved after a coronavirus-induced lockdown was lifted over the weekend. Market is eyeing local CPI data at noon.


USD/MUR
The dollar-rupee stayed put at 40.10(selling) on the domestic market.

Fundamental & Technical Data
Economic Indicators-Local Time

10:00 - GBP - CPI (YoY)(Jul)

13:00 - EUR - CPI (YoY)(Jul)

18:30 - USD - Crude Oil Inventories

22:00 - USD - FOMC Meeting Minutes

Central Bank Interest Rates
Last Change
New Meeting
Federal Bank of U.S
0.00-0.25%
16-Mar-2020
14-Sep-2020
European Central Bank
0.00%
10-Mar-2016
10-Sep-2020
Bank of England
0.10%
19-May-2020
17-Sep-2020
Bank of Japan
-0.10%
28-Jan-2016
17-Sep-2020
Reserve Bank of Australia
0.25%
18-Mar-2020
01-Sep-2020
S.Africa Reserve Bank
3.50%
23-Jul-2020
17-Sep-2020
Reserve Bank of India
4.00%
22-May-2020
01-Oct-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
1.2077
1.3445
106.67
18.25
R2
1.2021
1.3347
106.37
17.85
R1
1.1976
1.3293
105.89
17.67
PP
1.1921
1.3196
105.59
17.00
S1
1.1876
1.3142
105.11
16.32
S2
1.1820
1.3044
104.80
16.17
S3
1.1775
1.2990
104.32
16.00
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