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Australia, NZ dlrs fight to hold new range, China data a drag

Australia, NZ dlrs fight to hold new range, China data a drag By Wayne Cole SYDNEY, May 17 (Reuters) - The Australian and New Zealand dollars were looking to lock into a new higher trading range on Friday after clearing major chart barriers this week, while bonds celebrated revived hopes for rate cuts at home and abroad. However, sentiment was tested by a mixed batch of Chinese economic data released on Friday, as April industrial output beat expectations, only for retail sales to miss.
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FX options wrap - FX trend, JPY calls, EUR 1.10, cen-bank risk

BUZZ-FX options wrap - FX trend, JPY calls, EUR 1.10, cen-bank risk FX option implied volatility is broadly lower since Wednesday's U.S. data risk was priced out, with a weaker USD and improved risk appetite playing their part . Implied volatility for the majority of the G10 FX pairings is closer to its mid-March and long-term lows than early/mid April and long-term highs.
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Australia, NZ dlrs on a high, bonds rally on rate cut fever

Australia, NZ dlrs on a high, bonds rally on rate cut fever By Wayne Cole SYDNEY, May 16 (Reuters) - The Australian and New Zealand dollars hit multi-month highs on Thursday as a slowdown in U.S. inflation revived the chance of an earlier rate cut there, while bonds got an extra boost from a mixed set of local jobs data. The Aussie stood at $0.6688 AUD=D3 , having touched a four-month peak of $0.6714 at one stage.
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Dollar sags as slower US inflation boosts rate cut expectations

FOREX-Dollar sags as slower US inflation boosts rate cut expectations By Tom Westbrook SINGAPORE, May 16 (Reuters) - The dollar skidded to multi-month lows on Thursday after U.S. core inflation hit its slowest in three years and retail sales turned flat, which pulled forward expectations for rate cuts in the world's biggest economy. Stocks and other risk-sensitive assets such as the Australian dollar led gains in the wake of the data release.
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FX options wrap - USD puts justified by weak U.S. data

BUZZ-FX options wrap - USD puts justified by weak U.S. data Overnight expiry implied volatility was trading at, or close to, 2024 highs and there was increased demand for short dated expiry USD put options, all of which proved justified by the weaker than forecast U.S. CPI data. Weak U.S. retail sales also played its part in igniting a spike in realised volatility and hurting the USD.
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