- Asian session review: the dollar fell against the euro, but rose against the yen
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Asian session review: the dollar fell against the euro, but rose against the yen
| Time | Country | Event | Period | Previous value | Forecast | Actual |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04:30 | Japan | Tertiary Industry Index | January | -0.3% | 1.2% | 0.8% |
| 07:00 | Germany | CPI, m/m | February | -0.6% | 0.4% | 0.4% |
| 07:00 | Germany | CPI, y/y | February | 1.7% | 1.7% | 1.7% |
The US dollar fell against the euro in Asian trading, but rose against the yen and the pound.
The Federal reserve system on Thursday announced an expansion of the government bond repurchase program. Analysts do not rule out that the Fed can quickly reduce the base interest rate to zero to support the economy and minimize the damage from the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic.
The European Central Bank at the end of the meeting on Thursday kept the base interest rate on loans at zero, the deposit rate - at -0.5%. The regulator will increase the asset repurchase program by 120 billion euros until the end of 2020.
The yen is falling against all ten major currencies. The Bank of Japan offered to buy 500 billion yen ($4.7 billion) of bonds on Friday as part of REPO operations.
The ICE Dollar index, which shows the value of the dollar against six major world currencies, is up 0.07% compared to the previous day.
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