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Brazil's central bank to hold first 2025 FX intervention on Jan. 20
SAO PAULO, Jan 17 (Reuters) - Brazil's central bank will hold two line auctions with a total offer of $2 billion on Jan 20, it said in a statement on Friday.Monday's intervention will mark the central bank's first extra supply of dollars in 2025. The line auctions will take place on the day that U.S...Reuters
Fri, Jan 17
Trump plans crypto-friendly orders in first few days in power
Trump plans pro-crypto orders in first few days in officeCreating crypto council, repealing SEC guidance on the tablePresident-elect courted crypto backers hard on campaign trailBy Gram Slattery, Chris Prentice and Jarrett Renshaw WASHINGTON, Jan 17 (Reuters) - President-elect Donald Trump is pla...Reuters
Fri, Jan 17
USD/JPY rallies on technical bounce on Friday
USD/JPY rallied on Friday, gaining six-tenths of one percent and snapping a two-day losing streak as the Greenback finds broad-market support and bolsters the Dollar-Yen pairing from a fresh tap of the 50-day Exponential Moving Average (EMA).
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Fri, Jan 17
BRIEF-Coinbase Global Aware Some Users May Be Experiencing Delayed Sends And Receives For Assets On Base Network
Jan 17 (Reuters) - Coinbase Global COIN.O:COINBASE GLOBAL: AWARE THAT SOME USERS MAY BE EXPERIENCING DELAYED SENDS AND RECEIVES FOR ASSETS ON BASE NETWORKCOINBASE GLOBAL: BUYS, SELLS, AND FIAT WITHDRAWALS/DEPOSITS ARE NOT AFFECTEDFurther company coverage: COIN.O ((Reuters.Briefs@thomsonreuters.com;...Reuters
Fri, Jan 17
FOREX-Dollar holds gains against yen, steadies ahead of Trump inauguration
Yen soft after touching one-month highDollar snaps six-week winning streak on rate viewsMarkets await Donald Trump's return to the White HouseYuan steady after GDP data meets 2024 target of 5%Updates prices, U.S. data, analyst comment, FX tableBy Laura Matthews NEW YORK, Jan 17 (Reuters) - The do...Reuters
Fri, Jan 17
Foreign holdings of US Treasuries rose in November
Jan 17 (Reuters) - Foreign holdings of U.S. Treasuries rose in November but held below a record high reached in September, as China increased its portfolio of U.S. debt, data from the Treasury Department showed on Friday.Holdings of U.S. Treasuries rose to $8.635 trillion in November from $8.583 tri...Reuters
Fri, Jan 17
CANADA FX DEBT-Canadian dollar approaches December low on tariff concern
Canadian dollar weakens 0.5% against the greenbackTrades in a range of 1.4383 to 1.4464Price of U.S. oil settles 1.7% lower10-year yield hits a 10-day lowBy Fergal Smith TORONTO, Jan 17 (Reuters) - The Canadian dollar weakened against its U.S. counterpart on Friday, with the currency approaching ...Reuters
Fri, Jan 17
What to Watch in the Week Ahead and on Tuesday, January 21
The Day Ahead is an email and PDF publication that includes the day's major stories and events, analyses and other features. To receive The Day Ahead, Eikon users can register at DAY/US. Thomson One users can register at RT/DAY/US. All times in ET/GMT(U.S. markets are closed on Monday, January 20 on...Reuters
Fri, Jan 17
BUZZ-COMMENT-US recap: Dollar rises with shares in run up to Trump presidency
Jan 17 (Reuters) - The dollar rose with U.S. share prices on Friday, fueled by optimism about U.S. housing data and prospect of better U.S.-China relations. U.S. President-elect Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping discussed issues including TikTok, trade and Taiwan in a phone call. Trump, ...Reuters
Fri, Jan 17
Bank of England's Bailey warns against risks from economic nationalism
LONDON, Jan 17 (Reuters) - Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey called for the world's financial powers, led by the United States and China, to avoid economic nationalism in a speech released three days before Donald Trump is due to be sworn in as U.S. president.Bailey said global cooperation was...Reuters
Fri, Jan 17
BUZZ-COMMENT-Yen gets glimpse of choppy trading ahead
Friday’s price action could provide a glimpse of what to expect in USD/JPY trading in 2025.The pair surged following reports of a phone conversation between U.S. President-elect Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping. The discussion was described by Trump as “a very good one for both China an...Reuters
Fri, Jan 17
BRIEF-Kraken Says Aware Of Issue Causing Slowness & High Latency On Spot And Futures Platform
Jan 17 (Reuters) - Kraken: KRAKEN: AWARE OF AN ISSUE CAUSING SLOWNESS & HIGH LATENCY ON THE SPOT AND FUTURES PLATFORMSource text: [ID:]Further company coverage: [ ] (((( Reuters.Briefs@thomsonreuters.com ;));))Reuters
Fri, Jan 17
FOREX-Dollar strengthens against yen, steadies ahead of Trump inauguration
Yen soft but hovering near one-month highDollar set to snap six-week winning streak on rate viewsMarkets await Donald Trump's return to the White HouseYuan steady after GDP data meets 2024 target of 5%Adds analyst comment, U.S. data, FX table, updates pricesBy Laura Matthews and Greta Rosen Fondahn ...Reuters
Fri, Jan 17
BUZZ-COMMENT-EUR/USD's lackluster gains on upbeat risk should concern longs
Jan 17 (Reuters) - EUR/USD rallied above the 5-day moving average and turned positive Friday on the back of risk-on trading, but the gains were limited, which could be an indication investors still expect the broader down trend to persist.Risk assets rallied sharply on reports President-elect Donald...Reuters
Fri, Jan 17
Trump's tariff plan could be gambit to win leverage, strategists say
Some economists see tariffs as potential negotiation toolChina's growth strategy involves debt and yuan depreciationWorld Bank warns tariffs could slow global growth by 0.3 ppBy Ankika Biswas Jan 17 (Reuters) - As investors the world over brace for a global trade war with U.S. President-elect Don...Reuters
Fri, Jan 17
Polish president signs budget but sends it to Constitutional Tribunal
WARSAW, Jan 17 (Reuters) - Polish President Andrzej Duda signed the 2025 budget but will ask the Constitutional Tribunal to check the constitutionality of some of the bill's provisions, Duda's senior aide Malgorzata Paprocka said on Friday. (Reporting by Anna Koper and Anna Wlodarczak-Semczuk) ((ann...Reuters
Fri, Jan 17