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Supportive Price Action For Greenback As Equities Come Under Pressure

LATAM FX
  • As markets settle and fully digest the payrolls report as more positive than the initial headline suggested, the greenback is trading in firm positive territory – BBDXY +0.2%.
  • Equities under pressure as fed tightening plans, alluded to by Chair Powell appear under no pressure.
  • Latest headlines: *Energy Ministry Has No Study On Petrobras Privatization (BBG)
  • *Mexican Who Was In South Africa Has Covid, Likely Omicron: AMLO (BBG)
  • Below gives key levels of LatAm markets in current trade:
    • USDMXN up 0.25% at 21.3181
    • USDBRL up 0.42% at 5.6614
    • USDCLP up 0.23% at 839.7
    • USDCOP up 0.34% at 3951.58
    • USDPEN up 0.13% at 4.0757
    • BBG Dollar Index up 0.23% at 1186.58
    • JPMorgan EM Ccy Index down 0.15% at 52.135
    • S&P E-Mini Future down 22.5 points (-0.49%) at 4551
    • BBG Commodity Index up 1.3959 points (1.47%) at 96.514

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