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Here is what you need to know on Wednesday, February 19: Investors observe heightened volatility in some currencies early Wednesday following key data releases and central bank decisions. In the second half of the day, Housing Starts and Building Permits data for January will be featured in the US economic docket. Later in the American session, the Federal Reserve (Fed) will release the minuted of the January policy meeting. US Dollar PRICE This week The table below shows the percentage change of US Dollar (USD) against listed major currencies this week. US Dollar was the weakest against the Japanese Yen.   USD EUR GBP JPY CAD AUD NZD CHF USD   0.38% -0.24% -0.36% 0.02% -0.18% -0.08% 0.41% EUR -0.38%   -0.46% -0.79% -0.26% -0.47% -0.35% 0.13% GBP 0.24% 0.46%   -0.23% 0.21% 0.04% 0.11% 0.60% JPY 0.36% 0.79% 0.23%   0.37% 0.21% 0.50% 0.75% CAD -0.02% 0.26% -0.21% -0.37%   -0.18% -0.10% 0.38% AUD 0.18% 0.47% -0.04% -0.21% 0.18%   0.12% 0.62% NZD 0.08% 0.35% -0.11% -0.50% 0.10% -0.12%   0.49% CHF -0.41% -0.13% -0.60% -0.75% -0.38% -0.62% -0.49%   The heat map shows percentage changes of major currencies against each other. The base currency is picked from the left column, while the quote currency is picked from the top row. For example, if you pick the US Dollar from the left column and move along the horizontal line to the Japanese Yen, the percentage change displayed in the box will represent USD (base)/JPY (quote). US President Donald Trump said late Tuesday that they are looking to impose auto tariffs “in the neighborhood of 25%” as early as April 2. He further added that they are also planning to charge similar duties on pharmaceutical and semiconductor imports. The US Dollar (USD) Index edged slightly higher in the American session and registered…

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