USD/RUB drops and rebounds from the 73.70 region. The CBR hiked the key interest rate by 25 bps to 4.50%. Focus is now on the press conference by Governor E.Nabiullina. The Russian ruble reclaims some ground lost in past sessions and drags USD/RUB to the 74.00 region on Friday. USD/RUB now looks to CBR After
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AUD/USD refreshes intraday low, drops for consecutive second day. Australia’s preliminary Retail Sales dropped 1.1% in February. Market sentiment consolidates ahead of BOJ, US-China jitters probe the optimists. Treasury yields step back from 14-month top, S&P 500 Futures print mild gains. AUD/USD stands on a slippery ground while refreshing the intraday low with 0.7740, down