INSIDE G-10: Dollar Strengthens Into Easter Break; Stocks Fall
Source: BFW (Bloomberg First Word)
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(Bloomberg) -- USD advances on broad-based buying amid thin liquidity ahead of long weekends in Asia, Europe and U.S.
Alert: HALISTER1- AUD/USD -0.48% to 0.7496 vs 0.7489/0.7538 range
- AUD/JPY buying gives way to selling by leveraged and macro accounts, traders say
- NZD/USD -0.19% to 0.6693 vs 0.6690/0.6722 range
- Global fund selling helped cap pair in early Asia session, trader says
- N.Z. Feb. trade surplus NZ$339m vs estimate +NZ$90m
- USD/JPY +0.38% to 112.81 vs 112.30/112.88 range
- Pair running into year-end offers by Tokyo-based banks, according to an Asia-based FX trader
- BOJ reduces purchase of long-maturity JGBs from market
- Nomura cuts USD/JPY forecasts, sees 118 by end-2Q2
- BOJ turns focus from money supply to holding down rates, Nikkei reports
- EUR/USD -0.10% to 1.1170 vs 1.1164/1.1186 range
- Options expiring today include 1.1160 strikes for EUR756m
- GBP/USD -0.12% to 1.4100 vs 1.4088/1.4121 range
- $16b of option trades envisage drop to 1980s lows
- BBDXY rising for fifth day, up 0.14% to 1,200.73
- U.S. Treasury 10-year yield steady at 1.889%
- S&P futures fall 5 points to 2,024.30
- Brent crude +0.1%, gold -0.2%, copper +0.3%
Source: BFW (Bloomberg First Word)
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