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India's wholesale price inflation (WPI) accelerated to a 42-month high of 8.3% YoY in April.

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Chinese President Xi Jinping warned U.S. President Donald Trump that the U.S. and China "will have clashes and even conflicts" if the long-standing issue of Taiwan's independence is mishandled.

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Inflation is the biggest risk to a U.S. economy that has shown "remarkable resilience" in the face of numerous challenges.

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The oil price gain is amid ongoing tensions in the US-Iran conflict.

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US President Trump stated that China is willing to support negotiations with Iran.

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Trump pushes for a diplomatic resolution to end the war and re-open the Strait of Hormuz.

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China has not explicitly confirmed its willingness to support negotiations with Iran.

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Trump told Xi Jinping that the relationship between the two countries was going to be "better than ever before."

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Xi Jinping noted the global attention on the meeting between the US and Chinese Presidents.

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Xi Jinping said a major question for the US and China was whether they could avoid the "Thucydides Trap."

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The U.S. job market is stable.

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Indian Oil companies announced a hike of Rs 3 per litre in petrol and diesel prices on Friday.

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The petrol and diesel price hike pushes fuel rates higher across major metro cities in India.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to begin a five-nation tour covering the UAE and four European countries.

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The tour aims to strengthen cooperation in energy, defence and technology.

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UK GDP grew by 0.6% QoQ in Q1.

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UK GDP growth in Q1 was higher than 0.2% QoQ in the previous quarter.

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UK GDP grew by 1.1% YoY in Q1.

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UK GDP growth in Q1 was slightly higher than 1.0% YoY in the previous quarter.

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UK Industrial Production contracted by 0.2% MoM in March.

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UK Industrial Production contraction in March was down from 0.3% MoM in the previous month.

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US Initial jobless claims increased to 211k in the week ending on May 9.

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US Initial jobless claims were 199k in the previous week.

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US Retail sales grew by 4.9% YoY in April.

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US Retail sales growth in April was higher than 4.2% YoY in March.

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US Retail sales grew by 0.5% MoM in April.

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US Retail sales growth in April was lower than 1.6% MoM in March.

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US Stock markets traded higher in the previous session.

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Asian stock markets traded largely lower this morning.

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US Treasuries traded lower in the previous session.

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The 10 Yr US yield is trading at 4.515%.

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The 10 Yr US yield was 4.459% in the previous session.

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The Indian Rupee closed at 95.77 against the USD.

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The Indian Rupee closed at 95.71 against the USD in the previous session.

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The yield on the 10-year sovereign bond closed at 7.02%.

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The yield on the 10-year sovereign bond was 7.05% in the previous session.

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The DXY is trading higher this morning.

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The DXY is continuing the strong rally that has been seen all week.

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The DXY rally is driven by risk aversion as concerns about the crisis remained in place.

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USD strength stems from rising interest rate hike expectations amidst mounting inflationary pressure.

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The EUR/USD pair is trading lower this morning.

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The EUR/USD decline is driven by a stronger USD.

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Investors will react to sentiment data from the bloc today.

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Investors will react to inflation data from Germany today.

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The GBP/USD pair is trading softer.

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The GBP/USD pair broadly tracks USD strength rather than domestic drivers.

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The GBP/USD pair remains sensitive to shifts in US rate expectations.

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Limited domestic catalysts exist for GBP/USD in the near term.

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Sharp downside for GBP/USD remains limited given strong economic data in yesterday's GDP release.

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The USD/JPY pair is trading higher in the early Asian session.

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The USD/JPY rise is driven by higher UST yields.

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Investors will react to global risk sentiment today to send further cues about the USD/JPY pair.

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The USD/CNY pair is trading higher this morning.

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The USD/CNY rise is led by a stronger USD amid steady US economic data and rising expectations of a rate hike by the Fed.

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The PBoC set the USD/CNY reference rate at 6.8415.

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The PBoC set the USD/CNY reference rate at 6.8401 in the previous session.

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The AUD/USD pair is trading lower this morning.

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The AUD/USD decline is driven by a stronger USD.

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Markets are beginning to price in a 25bps rate hike by the Fed later next year.

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Risk sentiment continues to weigh negatively on the AUD.

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