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South Korea’s presidential office said in a statement on Sunday, “we will communicate closely with the US regarding this matter and make a decision after careful review.”Takayuki Kobayashi, policy chief of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), told public broadcaster NHK, “I regard the threshold as extremely high for sending Japanese navy ships to the region under existing Japanese laws.”US President Donald Trump renewed his calls for allies to help secure the Strait of Hormuz in a post on Truth Social on Saturday.“….the Countries of the World that receive Oil through the Hormuz Strait must take care of that…

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Newsquawk Week In Focus: Highlights include US/China meet, NVDA GTC, FOMC, BoJ, BoE, ECB, RBA, and SNB   Week in Review WEEKEND: US/China Meeting MON: Chinese Retail Sales (Jan-Feb), Canadian Inflation (Feb) TUE: RBA Policy Announcement, German ZEW Survey (Mar), Japanese Trade Balance (Feb) WED: BoC Policy Announcement, FOMC Policy Announcement and Press Conference, CBRT Minutes (Mar), US PPI (Feb), Japan Shunto Response THU: BoE Policy Announcement, BoJ Policy Announcement, ECB Policy Announcement, Riksbank Policy Announcement, SNB Policy Announcement, RBA FSR, Norges Bank Regional Network Survey, Eurogroup summit, European Council (1/2), UK Jobs Data (Jan/Feb) FRI: PBoC LPR (Mar), CBR…

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The Euro finalized the week posting losses of over 1.74% against the Greenback and 0.84% in the day. The EUR/USD posted four bearish days after falling below the 200-day Simple Moving Average (SMA) at 1.1672, turning the pair bearishly biased. At the time of writing, the pair trades at 1.1414.EUR/USD Price Forecast: Technical OutlookWeekly analysisThe EUR/USD weekly chart shows the pair is dipping below 1.1450, opening the door to further downside. Momentum is bearish as the Relative Strength Index (RSI) turned negative three weeks ago, after falling below the 50-neutral level.Hence, the most likely scenario for EUR/USD is to extend…

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Statistics Canada will release its Labour Force Survey on Friday, and market participants expect a modest uptick in job creation in February, with the Employment Change foreseen at 10K following the -24.8K in the previous month. At the same time, the Unemployment Rate is forecast at 6.6%, following the 6.5% posted in January. Employment data gains relevance ahead of the Canadian Consumer Price Index (CPI) data scheduled for next Monday, and the Bank of Canada (BoC) monetary policy announcement a couple of days later. The BoC left its benchmark interest rate unchanged at 2.25% for a second consecutive time at…

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In interviews with CNBC and CNN reported by Reuters, US Energy Secretary Chris Wright said that any release of Oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) would likely take the form of swaps, designed to address short-term supply disruptions without direct costs to taxpayers. He added that such a release could help the market “get through a few weeks of dislocation”.The remarks come amid rising tensions involving Iran and renewed concerns about the security of the Strait of Hormuz, a key maritime chokepoint for global Oil flows. Wright stressed that reopening the strait is a priority and warned that Iran’s…

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