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EUR/USD jumps to near 1.0900 as the US Dollar plunges after a weak US NFP report for July. US labor demand appears to have slowed significantly, with slower wage growth. The Euro fails to capitalize on increased doubts over market expectations for two more ECB rate cuts this year. EUR/USD climbs to near the round-level resistance of 1.0900 in
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The financial markets were marked by significant turbulence this last week again, dominated by risk aversion.  Evidence are surfacing that the US economy is heading for a recession, or even hard landing. Speculation is mounting that Fed might be compelled to implement aggressive rate cuts, totaling 75 basis points or even a full percentage point
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Soft stocks are helping keep the Canadian Dollar (CAD) tone defensive but whether weaker equity markets are enough of a justification for driving the CAD significantly lower at the moment remains to be seen, Scotiabank’s FX strategist Shaun Osborne notes. Heightened CAD volatility is possible “Thinner liquidity Monday, when local markets are closed, might open
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