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EUR/USD stays below 1.0900 as USD benefits from souring mood
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EUR/USD stays on the back foot and trades below 1.0900 following Thursday's sharp decline. Dovish comments from European Central Bank officials and the risk-averse market atmosphere make it difficult for the pair to stage a rebound on Friday.
GBP/USD flirts with weekly low below 1.2950 after UK Retail Sales
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GBP/USD trades in negative territory below 1.2950 on Friday. Disappointing Retail Sales data from the UK combined with the US Dollar (USD) recovery, fuelled by safe-haven flows, causes the pair to stay under bearish pressure ahead of the weekend.
Gold extends daily slide, trades below $2,410
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Gold's correction from the record-high set earlier in the week deepens on Friday. With the US Dollar (USD) benefiting from safe-haven flows and the 10-year US yield holding steady above 4.2%, XAU/USD falls toward $2,400.
Top 10 crypto market movers as Bitcoin and Ethereum hold steady ahead of $1.8 billion options expiry
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Bitcoin and Ethereum hold steady above $64,000 and $3,400 as $1.8 billion in options expire on Friday. WazirX hack of $230 million potentially linked to Lazarus Group ushers correction in Shiba Inu, among other assets.
Week ahead – Flash PMIs, US GDP and BoC decision on tap
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US data awaited amid overly dovish Fed rate cut bets. July PMIs to reveal how economies entered H2. BoC decides on monetary policy, may cut rates again.
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