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FOREX: USD was seen under pressure across the board Tuesday, allowed EUR/USD to
push to a fresh YTD/18-month high of $1.1535. Rate had met stiff resistance at
the Mar9 high of $1.1495 before making the break above $1.1500, momentum slow,
but demand constant($1.1570/80 on the horizon?). Buoyant equity market had
provided a boost via positive risk flow, along with the earlier EuCo COVID-19
recovery plan agreement(though initial reaction only took EUR/USD to $1.1470
before it dropped to $1.1428 on profit take sales). Cable pushed above $1.2700,
stretched on to $1.2752 at the fix, which in turn allowed EUR/GBP to ease back
below its key 10-dma at Gbp0.9027 but bounced back above after meeting decent
demand into Gbp0.9000. USD/JPY and USD/CHF also pressed lower on the USD
weakness, former to Y106.71, latter Chf0.9325. Commodity currencies also
performed well, AUD/USD pushing to fresh YTD highs of $0.7126.
- Wednesday brings Japan Jibun Bank Mfg, Svcs PMI, Australia WestPac Leading
Index, US Existing Home Sales, Canada CPI.  
MNI London Bureau | +44 203-586-2231 | john.webb@marketnews.com
MNI London Bureau | +44 203-586-2231 | john.webb@marketnews.com

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