Daily Market View 21-04-2026

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Daily Market View 21-04-2026
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Risk on, ahead of Wednesday ceasefire deadlines

1 Minute Market Rundown

  • On Monday the dollar handed back half its gains made after Fridays close, with markets shifting back to risk on throughout the day, driven by renewed optimism around US–Iran negotiations. The greenback did rally 1% going into the weekend, as tensions rose, with violations of the ceasefire. Trump says the ceasefire ends “Wednesday evening Washington time” and it’s “highly unlikely” he’d extend it without a deal.
  • This morning, we saw the UK unemployment rate fall to 4.9% during the three months to February. That was down from a previous level of 5.2%. Alongside this data we did see job vacancies fell to their lowest level in almost five years and an increase in claimant count to 26k from 17k previous.
  • Canada's annual inflation rate rose to 2.4% in March, with prices jumping 0.9% on the month, as higher ‌crude oil costs drove gasoline prices higher

Key Themes Today

Risk assets showing strength, dollar remains under pressure, oil prices heading lower

Markets Today

*Please be aware the below rates represent the market rate at 8:00 AM, contact your Caxton dealer on check online for a live quote

Currency Pairs         Open

 GBP/USD                1.3510

 GBP/EUR                1.1480

GBP/CAD              1.8453

 GBP/AUD               1.8865

  GBP/NZD                2.2857

  GBP/JPY                 214.810

EUR/USD                 1.1760
 

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