-- 週二早盤,美元兌主要貿易夥伴貨幣下跌,市場關注即將公佈的3月份生產者物價指數(PPI)(美東時間上午8:30)和每週紅皮書同店銷售數據(美東時間上午8:55)。 芝加哥聯邦儲備銀行行長奧斯坦·古爾斯比將於美東時間上午9:45和凌晨12:10發表講話,隨後美聯儲理事邁克爾·巴爾將於美東時間下午12:45發表講話,里士滿聯邦儲備銀行行長湯姆·巴金和波士頓聯邦儲備銀行行長蘇珊·柯林斯將於美東時間下午1:00發表講話。 週二早些時候,全美獨立企業聯合會表示,隨著油價飆升,3月企業信心持續下滑。 以下是周二外匯市場活動的簡要概述: 歐元兌美元匯率從週一美股收盤時的1.1761和週一早盤同一時間的1.1699升至1.1800。週二沒有歐元區經濟數據公佈,但歐洲央行政策委員會成員菲利普·萊恩將於美國東部時間上午10:00和11:30發表講話,隨後歐洲央行行長克里斯蒂娜·拉加德將於美國東部時間下午5:00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一美國收盤時的1.3506和週一上午同一時間的1.3440上漲至1.3569。週二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國東部時間中午12:00發表講話,隨後英國央行政策委員會成員薩拉布里登將於美國東部時間下午4:10發表講話。英國央行下次會議定於4月30日舉行。 美元/日圓匯率從週一美國收盤時的159.3791和週一上午同一時間的159.6980下跌至158.7698。根據隔夜公佈的數據,日本2月工業生產下滑。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一美國收盤時的1.3788跌至1.3751,週一早盤同一時間匯率為1.3836。週二沒有加拿大經濟數據公佈。加拿大央行下次會議定於4月29日舉行。
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