-- 週三早盤，美元兌主要貿易夥伴走強，市場關注即將公佈的3月份進出口價格數據、4月份紐約聯邦儲備銀行帝國製造業指數以及美聯儲理事邁克爾·巴爾的講話，所有數據均於美國東部時間上午8:30公佈。 全美住宅建築商協會4月份的消費者信心指數將於美國東部時間上午10:00公佈，隨後是每周石油庫存數據，時間同樣為美國東部時間上午10:30。 聯準會負責監管的副主席米歇爾鮑曼將於美國東部時間下午1:45發表講話，聯準會褐皮書報告將於美國東部時間下午2:00發布，財政部2月的TICS報告將於美國東部時間下午4:00發布。 週三早些時候，抵押貸款銀行家協會表示，抵押貸款利率的下降提振了再融資活動，但由於持續的不確定性，購房活動有所下降。 週三外匯市場動態簡報： 歐元兌美元匯率從週二美股收盤時的1.1792跌至1.1778，週二早盤同一時間點的匯率為1.1797。歐元區2月工業生產數據從上月的下滑中反彈。歐洲央行行長克里斯蒂娜·拉加德將於美東時間下午3:30發表講話，隨後歐洲央行政策委員會成員伊莎貝爾·施納貝爾將於美東時間下午4:00發表講話，另一位政策委員會成員菲利普·萊恩將於美東時間晚上11:40發表講話。歐洲央行下次會議定於4月30日舉行。 英鎊兌美元匯率從週二美股收盤時的1.3564跌至1.3552，週二早盤同一時間點的匯率為1.3559。週三沒有英國經濟數據公佈，但英國央行行長安德魯貝利將於美東時間上午11:50和下午2:00發表演說。英國央行下次會議定於4月30日舉行。 美元/日圓匯率從週二美國收盤時的158.8620升至158.9718，週二早盤同一時段的匯率為158.7746。路透社隔夜發布的短觀調查顯示，日本4月商業狀況放緩，而核心機械訂單在經歷了上月的下滑後，2月份有所改善。日本央行下次會議定於4月27日至28日舉行。 美元/加幣匯率從週二美國收盤時的1.3770升至1.3781，週二早盤同一時段的匯率為1.3751。加拿大2月製造業及批發銷售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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