-- 週三早盤，美元兌主要貿易夥伴走強，但兌加幣走弱。市場早盤將公佈一系列經濟數據，下午將發布聯邦公開市場委員會（FOMC）政策聲明。 耐久財訂單、新屋開工及3月貿易預估數據將於美國東部時間上午8:30公佈。 每周石油庫存數據將於美國東部時間上午10:30公佈。亞特蘭大聯邦儲備銀行預計將於中午前後更新其GDP預測值。 FOMC預計將在美國東部時間下午2:00的會後聲明中維持目標利率不變。隨後，聯準會主席鮑威爾將於美國東部時間下午2:30舉行記者會。芝加哥商品交易所（CME）的FedWatch數據顯示，市場對利率不變的預期機率為100%。 週三早些時候，抵押貸款銀行家協會報告稱，截至4月24日當週的抵押貸款申請量有所下降，此前一周申請量大幅增長，原因是抵押貸款利率小幅上漲。 週三外匯市場動態簡報： 歐元兌美元匯率從週二美國收盤時的1.1710跌至1.1705，但周四上午同一時間仍高於1.1694。根據週三稍早公佈的數據，歐元區4月消費者信心和商業信心均有所下降，而歐元區3月貨幣供應量增加。歐洲央行下一次會議定於週四舉行，預計目標利率將保持不變。 英鎊兌美元匯率從週二美國收盤時的1.3516跌至1.3510，但週二上午同一時間仍高於1.3484。週三沒有英國經濟數據公佈。英國央行下一次會議定於週四舉行，預計目標利率將保持不變。 美元/日圓匯率從週二美股收盤時的159.6661升至159.7876，週二早盤同一時間點為159.6369。日本隔夜沒有公佈任何經濟數據。日本央行下次會議定於6月15日至16日舉行。 美元/加幣匯率從週二美股收盤時的1.3687跌至1.3681，但週二早盤同一時間點仍高於1.3662。預計加拿大央行將在美國東部時間上午9:45的聲明中維持其目標利率不變。週三沒有加拿大經濟數據公佈。
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