Market Patrol 30 December 2021

The trend is your friend until the end when it bends

Ed Seykota

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 dollar-rupee unbothered at 43.55(selling).

Fundamental News

EUR/USD
The Shared currency strengthened to $1.1326 after the U.S dollar dipped in quiet holiday trading.

GBP/USD
The Cable rose to $1.3480 after UK PM Johnson pushed towards further activity easing despite record covid infections.

USD/JPY
The Japanese yen pressured down to 115.07 against the U.S dollar as US Treasury yields rallied on disappointing seven-year auction and hopes of Fed rate hike.

AUD/USD
The Aussie dollar gained to $0.7249 on U.S dollar weakness, all eyes on Aussie National Cabinet due to record cases in Australia.

USD/CAD
The Loonie sailed higher to 1.2799 versus the greenback as oil prices stayed firmer around five-week top over geopolitical tensions.

USD/ZAR
South African rand extended losses to 15.96 per U.S dollar as the currency struggled to make gains in holiday-thinned trade in the last week of 2021 despite increased appetite for riskier assets globally.

USD/MUR
The dollar-rupee unbothered at 43.55(selling).

Fundamental & Technical Data

Economic Indicators-Local Time

17:30 - USD - Initial Jobless Claims

Central Bank Interest Rates

Last Change

New Meeting

Federal Bank of U.S

0.00%-0.25%

16-Mar-2020

European Central Bank

0.00%

10-Mar-2016

16-Dec-2021

Bank of England

0.25%

16-Dec-2021

Bank of Japan

-0.10%

28-Jan-2016

17-Dec-2021

Reserve Bank of Australia

0.10%

03-Nov-2020

05-Jan-2022

S.Africa Reserve Bank

3.50%

23-Jul-2020

Reserve Bank of India

4.00%

22-May-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

1.1482

1.3611

115.49

16.38

1.1425

1.3517

115.27

16.26

1.1387

1.3521

115.12

16.04

1.1330

1.3465

114.90

15.97

1.1292

1.3431

114.75

15.72

1.1235

1.3375

114.53

15.60

1.1197

1.3341

114.38

15.45

Technical Analysis - Forex Charts

The dollar Index extends its intense rebound near one year high

Chart updated on 30.09.2021

GBPUSD riding wave C after completion of triangular retracement of wave B

Chart posted on 30.09.2021

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