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EUR/USD
The Single Currency touched a high at $1.1745 before retracting to $1.1723, underpinned by a weaker greenback as Initial Jobless Claims in the U.S. missed expectations while the European Central Bank kept interest rates unchanged.
The Pound Sterling gained to $1.3555 ahead of British Gross Domestic Product, and Industrial Production figures.
USD/JPY
The yen was remained tepid at 147.48 as markets await the successor of Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru, with the possibility that the new regime might instead put pressure on the Bank of Japan to keep domestic interest rates low.
AUD/USD
The Australian dollar appreciated to $0.6660, touching a new ten-month high with little local impetus and a weakening U.S. Dollar.
USD/CAD
The Canadian Dollar climbed to 1.3842 against the greenback despite a drop in oil prices, and a cleared domestic calendar.
USD/ZAR
The South African rand rallied to 17.36 vis-a-vis the greenback as emerging markets' currencies remain sensitive to a growing anticipation of a more aggressive rate cut in the U.S next week.
USD/MUR
The dollar-rupee doused to 45.94 (selling) this morning.
10:00 EUR German CPI
10:00 GBP GDP
10l00 GBP Industrial Production
10:45 EUR France CPI
12:15 EUR ECB Nagel's Speech
12:30 GBP Consumer Inflation Expectations
18:00 USD Michigan Consumer Expectations Index
