By Dave Sherwood

HAVANA (Reuters) – The U.S. State Department denied on Tuesday it was plotting violent attacks against Cuba, a day after the Communist-run island claimed Washington was seeking to foment unrest before the New Year.

Cuba’s Interior Ministry on Monday warned on social media of “plans by the State Department and intelligence community to increase subversive and violent attacks against Cuba in order to generate a social outbreak before the end of 2023.”

A State Department official rejected the idea.

“Allegations that the United States is encouraging violent actions against the Cuban government are absurd,” the official responded in an email to Reuters.

The Cuban government did not provide any concrete evidence of its claims of a U.S. plot.

Cuba last week published a list of more than 80 foreign nationals and entities it accuses of terrorism, including influencers, dissidents who reside in the United States, and a candidate for mayor of Florida’s Miami-Dade County.

On Saturday, Cuba said it had thwarted a terrorist plot hatched in neighboring south Florida that involved an armed man arriving on Cuban soil from the United States via jetski.

The State Department official called the list and allegations by Cuba an effort to belittle its own citizens abroad.

“These most recent allegations are the newest iteration of Cuban authorities’ efforts to belittle emigrants exercising their freedom of speech, including criticizing Cuba’s abysmal human rights record and relentless repression,” the official said.

The heated exchange underscores the icy relationship between Cuba and the United States, which has barely improved since U.S. President Joe Biden took office in 2021.

Biden last year partially rolled back some Trump-era restrictions on remittances and travel to Cuba but has not budged on Trump’s decision to designate the island nation a state sponsor of terrorism, saddling the country with fresh and severe sanctions.

A recent U.S. government report said Cuba also “grants safe harbor to terrorists,” charges that Havana denies.

(Reporting by Dave Sherwood; Editing by Richard Chang)

(Reuters) – New York’s top court on Tuesday threw out the state’s congressional map, a decision that could eventually pave the way for the Democratic-controlled legislature to draw a new map that gives the party a major edge in the 2024 election.

A Democratic-drawn map could flip as many as six Republican-held seats next year, enough by themselves to shift the balance of power in the closely divided U.S. House of Representatives.

(Reporting by Joseph Ax; Editing by Mark Porter)

By Boldizsar Gyori

BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Hungary’s parliament passed a law in parliament on “protecting national sovereignty” on Tuesday to defend against what the ruling Fidesz party called undue political interference by foreign persons or groups.

The legislation came as nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orban, who has clashed repeatedly with the European Union over democratic rights in Hungary, has stepped up his party’s campaign ahead of European Parliament elections next June. Orban has threatened to veto EU aid to Ukraine and opposes the start of EU membership talks with Ukraine at a summit in Brussels this week.

The new law, which was passed with 141 votes and 50 against, will set up a separate authority to explore and monitor risks of political interference. It will punish banned foreign financing for parties or groups running for election with up to three years in prison.

Ruling Fidesz party lawmakers were asked earlier to abandon the proposal by the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, who said the law would allow the new authority to request sensitive data and private information from anyone without adequate oversight.

The U.S. envoy to Hungary has also repeatedly criticised the legislation, comparing it to Russia’s “foreign-agent bill”.

Orban, in power since 2010, has denied accusations he was undermining democracy in Hungary.

“Hungary’s sovereignty is impaired – and it also carries a heightened risk to national security – if political power gets into the hands of persons or organizations dependent on any foreign power, organization or person,” the bill said.

Orban, who has a two-thirds majority in parliament that allows Fidesz to change any legislation, scored his fourth landslide victory in 2022.

(Reporting by Boldizsar Gyori; Editing by Marguerita Choy)

By Karen Brettell

NEW YORK (Reuters) – The dollar fell on Tuesday before the Federal Reserve officials give updated economic and interest rate projections after their latest policy meeting on Wednesday.

The greenback pared losses, however, after data showed that some areas of inflation remained relatively elevated in November even as price pressures were broadly as expected.

Traders are pricing in the prospect of an interest rate cut as soon as May, which was pushed back from March after stronger than expected jobs gains on Friday. But some analysts see that as still likely too optimistic.

Data on Tuesday showed that U.S. consumer prices unexpectedly rose in November as a decline in the cost of gasoline was more than offset by increases in rents. So-called supercore inflation, which tracks the cost of services minus energy and housing, was also elevated.

“Once we dig into the data we can see that some of the underlying numbers are perhaps a little sticky, particularly the supercore numbers,” said Shaun Osborne, chief foreign exchange strategist at Scotiabank in Toronto.

“Generally we’ve seen sufficient progress on inflation to keep a rate cut as the next move, but it’s really about the timing at this point and these numbers suggest that we still need to see some further progress on some of these underlying measures before the Fed will be comfortable cutting interest rates,” Osborne added.

Investors will focus on how Fed officials see the economy holding up and where they see interest rates over the coming quarters when the U.S. central bank concludes its two-day meeting on Wednesday.

“The changes in the Fed’s forecasts should be significant, reflecting the more resilient economy than expected, the still tight labor market, the cooling in inflation, and that last 25 bp hike to 5.625% that had been plugged into the dots,” analysts at Action Economics said in a note on Tuesday.

Traders will also be watching to see if Fed Chairman Jerome Powell pushes back against the prospect of interest rate cuts in the first half of 2024.

The dollar was last down 0.19% on the day against a basket of currencies at 103.85. It got as low as 103.48 immediately after the data, before bouncing.

The greenback had dropped before the inflation data as traders positioned for a dovish number.

The euro was last up 0.24% at $1.0790. It was around $1.0809 before the data. The greenback fell 0.40% to 145.60 Japanese yen, after earlier getting as low as 144.75.

The yen has been volatile on speculation that the Bank of Japan may be closer to ending its negative rate policy. Hopes that this may occur as soon as next week were dashed after Bloomberg reported on Monday that BOJ officials see little need to rush as they have not seen enough evidence of wage growth to justify sustainable inflation.

Later this week the European Central Bank, Bank of England, Norges Bank and the Swiss National Bank all meet, with Norway considered the only which could potentially raise rates. There is also a risk the SNB could dial back its support for the franc in FX markets.

In cryptocurrencies, Bitcoin dipped 0.01% to $41,213.

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Currency bid prices at 3:00PM (2000 GMT)

Description RIC Last U.S. Close Pct Change YTD Pct High Bid Low Bid

Previous Change

Session

Dollar index 103.8500 104.0600 -0.19% 0.348% +104.0900 +103.4800

Euro/Dollar $1.0790 $1.0765 +0.24% +0.70% +$1.0830 +$1.0762

Dollar/Yen 145.5950 146.1950 -0.40% +11.06% +146.1850 +144.7450

Euro/Yen 157.11 157.31 -0.13% +11.98% +157.3400 +156.5100

Dollar/Swiss 0.8757 0.8787 -0.34% -5.29% +0.8785 +0.8724

Sterling/Dollar $1.2563 $1.2555 +0.07% +3.88% +$1.2615 +$1.2516

Dollar/Canadian 1.3595 1.3574 +0.17% +0.35% +1.3618 +1.3545

Aussie/Dollar $0.6555 $0.6568 -0.18% -3.83% +$0.6612 +$0.6540

Euro/Swiss 0.9447 0.9452 -0.05% -4.53% +0.9479 +0.9435

Euro/Sterling 0.8587 0.8571 +0.19% -2.91% +0.8608 +0.8558

NZ $0.6127 $0.6124 +0.06% -3.50% +$0.6169 +$0.6106

Dollar/Dollar

Dollar/Norway 10.9670 10.9540 +0.19% +11.83% +11.0140 +10.8800

Euro/Norway 11.8366 11.7908 +0.39% +12.80% +11.8658 +11.7537

Dollar/Sweden 10.4591 10.4864 -0.03% +0.49% +10.5124 +10.4209

Euro/Sweden 11.2858 11.2892 -0.03% +1.22% +11.3223 +11.2637

(Reporting By Karen Brettell; Additional reporting by Alun John in London; Editing by Angus MacSwan, Sharon Singleton and Marguerita Choy)

By Stephen Culp

NEW YORK (Reuters) -U.S. stocks advanced Tuesday and the dollar dipped after a report showed sticky U.S. inflation continues to meander lower as the Federal Reserve gathers to assess the effects of its restrictive policy and chart the expected timing of interest rate cuts.

Crude prices tumbled over worries of softening global demand, although the U.S. economy appears robust enough to withstand the Fed’s restrictive policy, for now.

The three major U.S. stock indexes were higher, with a modest build-up of momentum in the afternoon keeping them on track to notch fresh closing highs.

The Labor Department’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) unexpectedly inched higher on a monthly basis in November, but edged lower on an annual basis, stoking concerns that inflation is taking longer to return to the Fed’s 2% target than many had hoped and raising the possibility that the central bank will keep policy rates in restrictive territory for longer than anticipated.

“There’s something for everyone in this release,” said Scott Ladner, chief investment officer at Horizon Investments in Charlotte, North Carolina.

“If you want to believe that inflation is reigniting, there are elements of the report that support that.” Ladner added. “If you want to believe inflation is cooling, you can find things in there to support that too.

“We’re getting a middling reaction to a middling number.”

The Federal Open Markets Committee (FOMC) convened on Tuesday for its two-day monetary policy meeting, which is expected to culminate in a decision to leave the Fed funds target rate at 5.25%-5.50%.

The Fed is also expected to release its Summary Economic Projections and dot plot, which should shed light on the central bank’s path forward.

“I’m expecting a steady-as-she-goes, a ‘we’ll rely on the data’ kind of message from the Fed,” said Peter Tuz, president of Chase Investment Counsel in Charlottesville, Virginia. “Anything indicating too much strength in the economy or unexpected weakness will be a surprise to me.”

“It’s a tightrope that (Federal Reserve Chair) Jay Powell’s been on for a while and I don’t think he’s going to step off of it for several more months,” Tuz added.

In a busy week for central banks elsewhere, the European Central Bank and the Bank of England are also due to issue interest rate decisions on Thursday.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 136.64 points, or 0.38%, to 36,541.57, the S&P 500 gained 13.46 points, or 0.29%, to 4,635.9 and the Nasdaq Composite added 69.35 points, or 0.48%, to 14,501.84.

European shares reversed course to close lower following the CPI report, after Germany’s DAX and France’s CAC-40 touched record highs.

The pan-European STOXX 600 index lost 0.21% and MSCI’s gauge of stocks across the globe gained 0.26%.

Emerging market stocks rose 0.36%. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan closed 0.46% higher, while Japan’s Nikkei rose 0.16%.

Treasury yields edged lower in choppy trading after the core CPI number landed largely in line with expectations.

Benchmark 10-year notes last rose 8/32 in price to yield 4.2082%, from 4.239% late on Friday.

The 30-year bond last rose 12/32 in price to yield 4.3089%, from 4.33% late on Friday.

The dollar gained back some of its losses in the wake of the inflation data, but remained lower against a basket of world currencies.

The dollar index fell 0.23%, with the euro up 0.26% to $1.0789.

The Japanese yen strengthened 0.34% versus the greenback at 145.68 per dollar, while sterling was last trading at $1.256, up 0.06% on the day.

Oil prices tumbled as concerns about excess supply and slowing demand overshadowed supply risks due to escalating tensions in the Middle East.

U.S. crude slid 3.80% to settle at $68.61 per barrel, while Brent settled at $73.24 per barrel, down 3.67% on the day.

Gold reversed its gains following the inflation data, and was last slightly lower.

Spot gold dropped 0.1% to $1,979.99 an ounce.

(Reporting by Stephen Culp Additional reporting by Amanda Cooper in LondonEditing by Mark Potter, David Evans and Alex Richardson)

By Nicole Jao

NEW YORK (Reuters) -Oil prices fell more than 3% on Tuesday, hitting their lowest level in six months amid growing concerns of oversupply and new U.S. economic data signaling softer demand in the coming months.

Brent crude futures for February fell $2.90, or 3.8%, to $73.13 per barrel by 1700 GMT and traded as low as $73.08, the lowest since June. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude for January slipped $2.79, or 3.91%, to $68.53.

In the U.S., the consumer price index unexpectedly rose in November while inflation pushed higher, offering more evidence that the Federal Reserve was unlikely to pivot to interest rate cuts early next year.

The inflation data was in line with estimates, but speaks to a softening demand picture, said John Kilduff, partner with Again Capital LLC.

Global oil demand growth is set to slow in 2024 with OPEC and the International Energy Agency split on the extent. Meanwhile, a recent OPEC+ deal to limit supply underwhelmed the market.

“Negative sentiment towards the oil complex is still overpowering at the moment,” Kpler analyst Matt Smith said. Weak demand and concerns that the OPEC+ deal will not do enough to limit oil supply continue to weigh on prices, he added.

OPEC and the IEA both update their forecasts this week.

With U.S. inflation figures out of the way, investors are now awaiting the outcome of Wednesday’s Federal Reserve meeting. The central bank is widely expected to keep rates on hold.

In the Middle East, Yemen’s Houthis said they attacked a Norwegian commercial tanker in their latest protest against Israel’s bombardment of Gaza, escalating the risk of supply disruptions in the region.

Also in focus are talks at the COP28 climate summit, where negotiators are awaiting a new draft deal after many countries criticised a previous version as too weak because it omitted a “phase-out” of fossil fuels.

And coming into view are the latest U.S. inventory reports, which are expected to show a 1.5 million-barrel drop in crude stocks. The first report is at 4:30 p.m. ET from the American Petroleum Institute.

(Reporting by Nicole Jao and Alex Lawler; Additional reporting by Emily Chow and Muyu Xu; editing by Jason Neely, Kirsten Donovan, Louise Heavens and Deepa Babington)

By Stephen Culp

NEW YORK (Reuters) -U.S. stocks inched higher in choppy trading on Tuesday and the dollar dipped after a crucial report showed sticky U.S. inflation continues to meander along its slow, downward path as the Federal Reserve gathers for its December policy meeting.

Crude prices tumbled over worries of softening global demand, although the U.S. economy appears robust enough to withstand the Fed’s restrictive policy, for now.

The three major U.S. stock indexes fluttered in choppy trading before turning modestly higher, putting them on track to notch fresh closing highs.

The Labor Department’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) unexpectedly inched higher on a monthly basis in November, but edged lower on an annual basis, stoking concerns that inflation is taking longer to return to the Fed’s 2% target than many had hoped and raising the possibility that the central bank will keep policy rates in restrictive territory for longer than anticipated.

“There’s something for everyone in this release,” said Scott Ladner, chief investment officer at Horizon Investments in Charlotte, North Carolina.

“If you want to believe that inflation is reigniting, there are elements of the report that support that.” Ladner added. “If you want to believe inflation is cooling, you can find things in there to support that too.”

“We’re getting a middling reaction to a middling number.”

The Federal Open Markets Committee (FOMC) convenes today for its two-day monetary policy meeting, which is expected to culminate in a decision to leave the Fed funds target rate at 5.25%-5.50%.

The Fed is also expected to release its Summary Economic Projections and dot plot, which should shed light on the central bank’s path forward.

“I’m expecting a dovish dot plot, but the statement will be consistent,” said Peter Cardillo, chief market economist at Spartan Capital Securities in New York. “The fight against inflation has not been won and the Fed will continue to move as necessary.”

In a busy week for central banks elsewhere, the European Central Bank and the Bank of England are also due to issue interest rate decisions on Thursday.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 139.36 points, or 0.38%, to 36,544.29, the S&P 500 gained 4.92 points, or 0.11%, to 4,627.36 and the Nasdaq Composite added 19.96 points, or 0.14%, to 14,452.45.

European shares reversed course following the CPI report, after Germany’s DAX and France’s CAC-40 touched record highs

The pan-European STOXX 600 index lost 0.21% and MSCI’s gauge of stocks across the globe gained 0.14%.

Emerging market stocks rose 0.31%. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan closed 0.45% higher, while Japan’s Nikkei rose 0.16%.

Treasury yields pared losses after the core CPI number landed largely in line with expectations.

Benchmark 10-year notes last rose 4/32 in price to yield 4.2236%, from 4.239% late on Friday.

The 30-year bond last fell 1/32 in price to yield 4.332%, from 4.33% late on Friday.

The dollar gained back some of its losses against a basket of world currencies in the wake of the inflation data.

The dollar index fell 0.2%, with the euro up 0.25% to $1.0788.

The Japanese yen strengthened 0.47% versus the greenback at 145.50 per dollar, while sterling was last trading at $1.2548, down 0.04% on the day.

Oil prices slid, turning back from earlier gains as concerns about excess supply and slowing demand overshadowed supply risks due to escalating tensions in the Middle East.

U.S. crude fell 3.95% to $68.50 per barrel and Brent was last at $73.20, down 3.72% on the day.

Gold lost some momentum following the CPI report, turning negative.

Spot gold dropped 0.1% to $1,980.39 an ounce.

(Reporting by Stephen Culp Additional reporting by Amanda Cooper in LondonEditing by Mark Potter and David Evans)

By Stephen Culp

NEW YORK (Reuters) -U.S. stocks inched higher in choppy trading on Tuesday and the dollar dipped after a crucial report showed sticky U.S. inflation continues to meander along its slow, downward path as the Federal Reserve gathers for its December policy meeting.

Crude prices tumbled over worries of softening global demand, although the U.S. economy appears robust enough to withstand the Fed’s restrictive policy, for now.

The three major U.S. stock indexes fluttered in choppy trading before turning modestly higher, putting them on track to notch fresh closing highs.

The Labor Department’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) unexpectedly inched higher on a monthly basis in November, but edged lower on an annual basis, stoking concerns that inflation is taking longer to return to the Fed’s 2% target than many had hoped and raising the possibility that the central bank will keep policy rates in restrictive territory for longer than anticipated.

“There’s something for everyone in this release,” said Scott Ladner, chief investment officer at Horizon Investments in Charlotte, North Carolina.

“If you want to believe that inflation is reigniting, there are elements of the report that support that.” Ladner added. “If you want to believe inflation is cooling, you can find things in there to support that too.”

“We’re getting a middling reaction to a middling number.”

The Federal Open Markets Committee (FOMC) convenes today for its two-day monetary policy meeting, which is expected to culminate in a decision to leave the Fed funds target rate at 5.25%-5.50%.

The Fed is also expected to release its Summary Economic Projections and dot plot, which should shed light on the central bank’s path forward.

“I’m expecting a dovish dot plot, but the statement will be consistent,” said Peter Cardillo, chief market economist at Spartan Capital Securities in New York. “The fight against inflation has not been won and the Fed will continue to move as necessary.”

In a busy week for central banks elsewhere, the European Central Bank and the Bank of England are also due to issue interest rate decisions on Thursday.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 91.41 points, or 0.25%, to 36,496.34, the S&P 500 gained 2.74 points, or 0.06%, to 4,625.18 and the Nasdaq Composite added 15.61 points, or 0.11%, to 14,448.10.

European shares reversed course following the CPI report, after Germany’s DAX and France’s CAC-40 touched record highs

The pan-European STOXX 600 index lost 0.13% and MSCI’s gauge of stocks across the globe gained 0.12%.

Emerging market stocks rose 0.30%. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan closed 0.43% higher, while Japan’s Nikkei rose 0.16%.

Treasury yields drifted lower in choppy trading after the core CPI number landed in line with expectations.

Benchmark 10-year notes last rose 3/32 in price to yield 4.2274%, from 4.239% late on Friday.

The 30-year bond last rose 2/32 in price to yield 4.3276%, from 4.33% late on Friday.

The dollar pared its losses against a basket of world currencies in the wake of the inflation data.

The dollar index fell 0.15%, with the euro up 0.22% to $1.0785.

The Japanese yen strengthened 0.44% versus the greenback at 145.55 per dollar, while sterling was last trading at $1.2553, flat on the day.

Oil prices slid, turning back from earlier gains as concerns about excess supply and slowing demand overshadowed supply risks due to escalating tensions in the Middle East.

U.S. crude fell 3.07% to $69.13 per barrel and Brent was last at $73.82, down 2.91% on the day.

Gold lost some momentum as the dollar pared its losses following the CPI report.

Spot gold added 0.1% to $1,982.90 an ounce.

(Reporting by Stephen Culp Additional reporting by Amanda Cooper in LondonEditing by Mark Potter)

By Alex Lawler

LONDON (Reuters) -Oil fell 3% on Tuesday, with Brent crude hitting the lowest since June after U.S. consumer prices rose in November, offering more evidence that the Federal Reserve was unlikely to pivot to interest rate cuts early next year.

The CPI report added to downward pressure earlier coming from concern over excess supply and slowing demand, despite support from escalating supply risks in the Middle East after an attack by the Iran-aligned Houthis on a tanker.

Brent crude futures for February fell $2.30, or 3%, to $73.73 per barrel by 1458 GMT and traded as low as $73.56, the lowest since June. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude for January slipped $2.39, or 3.4%, to $68.93.

“Sentiment remains negative,” said Tamas Varga of broker PVM. “There is no help coming from the demand side of the oil equation. The fundamental backdrop is discouraging.”

Global oil demand growth is set to slow in 2024 with OPEC and the International Energy Agency split on the extent, and a recent OPEC+ deal to limit supply underwhelmed the market. OPEC and the IEA both update their forecasts this week.

With U.S. inflation figures out of the way, investors are now awaiting the outcome of Wednesday’s Federal Reserve meeting. The central bank is widely expected to keep rates on hold.

Nathaniel Casey, investment strategist at wealth manager Evelyn Partners, said the inflation report was very much in line with expectations.

“But while inflation continues to decelerate towards the Federal Reserve’s 2% target, progress towards this objective seems to be slowing,” he added.

Also in focus are talks at the COP28 climate summit, where negotiators are awaiting a new draft deal after many countries criticised a previous version as too weak because it omitted a “phase-out” of fossil fuels.

And coming into view are the latest U.S. inventory reports, which are expected to show a 1.5 million-barrel drop in crude stocks. The first report is at 2130 GMT from the American Petroleum Institute.

(Additional reporting by Emily Chow and Muyu Xu; editing by Jason Neely, Kirsten Donovan and Louise Heavens)

NEW YORK (Reuters) – The dollar pared losses against the euro and yen on Tuesday after data showed that some underlying measures of inflation remained relatively elevated in November even as price gains came in broadly as expected.

Headline inflation edged up 0.1% last month after being unchanged in October. In the 12 months through November, the CPI increased 3.1% after rising 3.2% in October. Economists polled by Reuters had forecast the CPI would be unchanged on the month and gain 3.1% on a year-on-year basis.

Excluding the volatile food and energy components, the CPI increased 0.3% in November after climbing 0.2% in the prior month. But so-called supercore inflation, which tracks the cost of services minus energy and housing, rose 0.44% in the month up from 0.22% in October.

“Once we dig into the data we can see that some of the underlying numbers are perhaps a little sticky, particularly the supercore numbers,” said Shaun Osborne, chief foreign exchange strategist at Scotiabank in Toronto.

“Generally we’ve seen sufficient progress on inflation to keep a rate cut as the next move, but it’s really about the timing at this point and these numbers suggest that we still need to see some further progress on some of these underlying measures before the Fed will be comfortable cutting interest rates,” Osborne added.

Traders pushed back expectations on when the Federal Reserve is likely to begin cutting interest rates to May, from March, after data on Friday showed that employers added more jobs than expected in November.

Fed officials are due to release their updated economic and interest rate projections at the conclusion of the U.S. central bank’s two-day meeting on Wednesday. Fed Chairman Jerome Powell may also push back against expectations for a rate cut in the first half of 2024.

The dollar was last steady on the day against a basket of currencies at 104.04. It got as low as 103.48 immediately after the data, before bouncing.

The euro was last up 0.06% at $1.0770. It was around $1.0809 before the data. The greenback was last down 0.31% at 145.73 Japanese yen, after earlier getting as low as 144.75.

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Currency bid prices at 9:40AM (1440 GMT)

Description RIC Last U.S. Close Pct Change YTD Pct High Bid Low Bid

Previous Change

Session

Dollar index 104.0400 104.0600 +0.00% 0.531% +104.0900 +103.4800

Euro/Dollar $1.0770 $1.0765 +0.06% +0.52% +$1.0830 +$1.0762

Dollar/Yen 145.7300 146.1950 -0.31% +11.16% +146.1850 +144.7450

Euro/Yen 156.96 157.31 -0.22% +11.88% +157.3400 +156.5100

Dollar/Swiss 0.8772 0.8787 -0.17% -5.13% +0.8785 +0.8724

Sterling/Dollar $1.2519 $1.2555 -0.27% +3.53% +$1.2615 +$1.2520

Dollar/Canadian 1.3609 1.3574 +0.26% +0.44% +1.3610 +1.3545

Aussie/Dollar $0.6544 $0.6568 -0.33% -3.97% +$0.6612 +$0.6545

Euro/Swiss 0.9447 0.9452 -0.05% -4.54% +0.9479 +0.9435

Euro/Sterling 0.8602 0.8571 +0.36% -2.74% +0.8603 +0.8558

NZ $0.6108 $0.6124 -0.25% -3.80% +$0.6169 +$0.6107

Dollar/Dollar

Dollar/Norway 11.0070 10.9540 +0.46% +12.13% +11.0110 +10.8800

Euro/Norway 11.8578 11.7908 +0.57% +12.96% +11.8612 +11.7537

Dollar/Sweden 10.5094 10.4864 +0.28% +0.98% +10.5115 +10.4209

Euro/Sweden 11.3205 11.2892 +0.28% +1.53% +11.3213 +11.2637

(Reporting By Karen Brettell; Editing by Angus MacSwan)