-- 週五早盤,美元兌主要貿易夥伴匯率漲跌互現——兌日圓和加幣走強,兌歐元和英鎊走弱——市場正等待美國東部時間上午8:30公佈的3月份消費者物價指數(CPI)數據。預計伊朗衝突導致能源價格上漲,將對CPI數據產生重大影響。 受能源價格飆升的影響,整體CPI預計將上漲0.9%,而剔除食品和能源價格的核心CPI預計僅上漲0.3%。 密西根大學4月消費者信心指數初值將於美國東部時間上午10:00公佈,同時公佈的還有2月工廠訂單數據。 聖路易斯聯邦儲備銀行預計將於中午前後更新第一季GDP的預測值,美國財政部計劃於美國東部時間下午2:00發布3月預算報告。 週五前外匯市場動態簡報: 歐元兌美元從週四美國收盤時的1.1701升至1.1716,週四早盤同一時段的收盤價為1.1674。週五沒有歐元區經濟數據公佈。歐洲央行下次會議定於4月30日舉行。 英鎊兌美元從週四美國收盤時的1.3436升至1.3440,週四早盤同一時段的收盤價為1.3405。週五沒有英國經濟數據公佈。英國央行下次會議定於4月30日舉行。 美元/日圓從週四美國收盤時的159.0822升至159.2040,週四早盤同一時段的收盤價為159.0410。根據隔夜公佈的數據,日本3月生產者物價指數成長加快,而4月消費者信心指數下降。日本央行下次會議定於4月27日至28日舉行。 美元兌加幣匯率從週四美國收盤時的1.3813升至1.3836,但周四上午同一時間仍低於1.3853的水平。加拿大3月就業數據將於美國東部時間上午8:30公佈。加拿大央行下次會議定於4月29日舉行。
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