Market Patrol 28 August 2020

It's not the load that breaks you down, it's the way you carry it

Lou Holtz

Indicative Selling Rates
against MUR
USD

20 Dec 2024

AUD
30.10
0.6322

BWP
3.54
0.0745

CAD
33.29
1.4301

CNY
6.72
7.0815

DKK
6.71
7.0904

EUR
49.58
1.0414

HKD
6.22
7.6568

INR
0.57
83.7507

JPY
31.08
153.1735

KES
37.41
127.2757

NZD
27.03
0.5677

NOK
4.24
11.2216

SGD
35.54
1.3396

ZAR
2.68
17.7715

SEK
4.37
10.8960

CHF
53.34
1.1203

GBP
59.72
1.2543

USD
47.61
1.0000

AED
13.26
3.5895

The U.S dollar retreated as rally post Powell's speech subsided.

Fundamental News

EUR/USD
The Shared Currency reversed losses from a low of $1.1761 to $1.1870, as investors seemed to shrug off a rise in U.S yields, following the Federal Reserve's aggressive strategy to lift employment and increase tolerance for higher inflation in the United States.

GBP/USD
The Cable extended gains to $1.3260 ahead of Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey's speech at the Jackson Hole event later today.

USD/JPY
The Japanese Yen trimmed losses to 106.17 against the greenback on news that Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is set to resign due to ill health.

AUD/USD
The Aussie dollar surged to $0.9294, tracking one of Australia’s top exports iron ore’s rally to 6-years, and on hopes of recovery in China's economy.

USD/ZAR
South Africa's rand weakened to 16.94 versus the U.S dollar despite South Africa's Purchase Price Index showed an increase to 1.9% vs 1.7% forecast.

USD/MUR
The Dollar-rupee stayed put at 40.20(Selling) unfazed by international movements.

Fundamental & Technical Data

Economic Indicators-Local Time

16:30 - CAD - GDP (MoM) (Jun)

17:05 - GBP - BoE Gov Bailey Speaks

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

1.2034

1.3393

108.07

17.78

1.1968

1.3339

107.38

17.23

1.1895

1.3269

106.98

17.11

1.1829

1.3215

106.29

16.89

1.1756

1.3145

105.89

16.65

1.1690

1.3091

105.20

16.51

1.1617

1.3021

104.80

16.35

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