Currency pairs | Federal Reserve as of 25 January 2021 | Reuters as of 25 January 2021 | Reuters as of 26 January 2021 | |
AUD/USD | 0.7728 | 0.7713 | 0.7754 | |
USD/CAD | 1.2711 | 1.2751 | 1.2695 | |
USD/CNY | 6.4810 | 6.4784 | 6.4636 | |
EUR/USD | 1.2179 | 1.2138 | 1.2166 | |
USD/INR | 72.9800 | 72.9545 | 72.8814 | |
GBP/USD | 1.3685 | 1.3664 | 1.3733 | |
USD/JPY | 103.7600 | 103.7600 | 103.7700 | |
USD/MXN | 19.9250 | 20.1101 | 20.0006 | |
USD/DKK | 6.1081 | 6.1266 | 6.1245 | |
USD/NOK | 8.4820 | 8.5418 | 8.5475 |
The dollar’s strength continues to vary since our post yesterday. The dollar weakened against the Australian dollar, the Canadian dollar, and the Chinese yuan. The dollar also weakened against the British pound and the Mexican peso. It continues to trade flat against the Japanese yen.
In other news …
Bank Indonesia will continue to maintain loose monetary policy until such signs emerge, given that inflation is currently under control, says Perry Warjiyo, the central bank’s governor. Indonesia may see signs of inflation pressure in fourth quarter of 2021: Central bank governor (msn.com)
Brazil‘s central bank does not expect to raise interest rates in the immediate future because of an unusually high degree of economic uncertainty, minutes from its last policy meeting showed on Tuesday, although fiscal risks could prompt it to tighten policy faster than its baseline scenario suggests. Brazil central bank unlikely to raise rates now as economy sputters, minutes show | Nasdaq
Nigeria’s central bank held its benchmark lending rate at 11.5% on Tuesday, governor Godwin Emefiele said at its first interest rate meeting of 2021. Nigeria’s central bank holds benchmark lending rate at 11.5% | Reuters
China’s central bank won’t exit “prematurely” from its supportive monetary policies while at the same time keeping debt risks under control, Governor Yi Gang said. China Central Bank Won’t Exit Prematurely From Stimulus, Yi Says – Bloomberg
No existing cryptocurrency has a structure that is likely to allow it to work as a means of payment over the long term, Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey told an online forum hosted by the Davos-based World Economic Forum on Monday. Current cryptocurrencies unlikely to last, Bank of England governor says | Reuters