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FOREX: GBP was defensive at the NY crossover on Wednesday, pressuring GBP/USD to

fresh 11-month lows of $1.2854. Recovery efforts held shallow with bears now

looking toward trendline support at $1.2846. EUR/GBP breached GBP0.9000,

accelerating to GBP0.9017 before stalling ahead of ascending channel resistance.

- USD/CAD continued its bullish reversal pattern following yesterday's strong

rebound from the 100-DMA. FT reports that Saudi Arabia are said to sell of their

Canadian assets further pressured the loonie to C$1.3120, before staging an

impressive recovery to C$1.3007 on realisation that the absolute impact maybe

quite limited, last C$1.3020.

- JPY outperformed with gains of 0.41% against the USD, crossing below Y111.00,

after China tabled tit-for-tat 25% tariffs on $16bn worth of U.S. goods. Focus

turns to the 55-DMA at Y110.85 for confirmation of the downtrend.

- NZD has taken a hit on the back of a dovish statement from the RBNZ as it left

the OCR unch. at 1.75% as exp., Gov. Orr's press conference ongoing, NZD/USD

support noted around $0.6700, NZ$1.1100 has capped AUD/NZD thus far.

- Focus on Fed's Evans on Thursday, with no tier 1 data due.