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                            DBFN  EUR-USD fell to two-year lows of 1.1102 following the ECB announcement. Though rates were not cut, as some had been expecting, the Bank has paved the way for a set of easing measures at the September policy meeting. The ECB said it "stands ready to adjust all of its instruments" and "has tasked the relevant Eurosystem Committees with examining options, including ways to reinforce its forward guidance on policy rates, mitigating measures, such as the design of a tiered system for reserve remuneration, and options for the size and composition of potential new net asset purchases". During Draghi's press conference,EUR-USD rallied back to 1.1180. A bout of sell the rumor, buy the news set in, with the trend low prompting short covering following the ECB outcome. EUR-USD had been on a downward path since the start of the week, in anticipation of a dovish central bank statement. Rea...

                               8:57 2019  The Dollar index slipped in N.Y. morning trade on Wednesday, though later perked up again into the July 4th holiday. The DXY slipped to 96.60, later rallying back to 96.82 highs. The USD has held the bulk of gains seen at the start of the week, as Fed easing sentiment has come off the boil some since the trade truce last weekend. Incoming data was on the soft side, with the ADP jobs report missing expectations, and factory data softer than expected. EUR-USD eased back from 1.1312 highs, bottoming at 1.1272 after the London close. USD-JPY rallied back from 107.58, later peaking over 107.85. USD-CAD was heavy, despite lower oil prices, touching 1.3064 lows. GBP-USD remained pressured, hitting two-week lows of 1.2557.

USD/CAD is trading north of the 1.31 handle following a de escalation of tensions between the US and China. The loonie was a strong performer in June, strengthening by 3.45% against the greenback on the back of strong GDP report and firmer oil prices. OPEC+ has agreed to maintain production cuts at least until the end of 2019. DBFN

The Reserve Bank of Australia lowered its cash rate by 25 basis points to 1% this morning on the back of concerns over domestic economic growth.  DBFN

DBFN Enjoy your time The Dollar gave back some of the gains seen yesterday, concomitantly with a correction in global stock markets as participants took a more circumspect view of the weekend's declaration of a truce between the U.S.

                                      DBFN                        1 Jul 2019 10:24 The Dollar has firmed up amid a strong post-G20 risk-on theme ensued, which has been interpreted by markets as meaning that the Fed is less likely to cut rates aggressively, with narratives promoting the view that latest truce in the U.S.-Chain trade war will at the least kill the possibility for the Fed to cut rates by 50 bp at its July FOMC. 1 Jul 2019 10:24