| The US dollar was mixed against its major counterparts on Friday. On the economic data front, US July Producer prices increased 0.2% compared to an increase of 0.4% in June. US Industrial production gained 0.6% in July compared to a gain of 0.3% in June (0.3% estimate). The University of Michigan Consumer sentiment index fell to 92.9 in August for the second month, below the 93.5 expected.
The Euro was under pressure against its major pairs except for the New Zealand Dollar. In Europe, in Eurozone, GDP growth slowed to 0.3% from 0.4% in the first quarter, missing economists forecasts of a 0.4% gain. German GDP growth quickened to 0.4% from 0.3% in the first quarter, falling short of economists’ forecasts of a 0.5% gain. In UK, construction output in June rose 0.9 percent on the month, below economists’ forecasts of a 2.2 percent pick-up.
The Australian dollar traded higher against its major pairs. |
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Last |
%1D |
%YTD |
| EUR/USD |
1,1112 |
-0.34 |
-8.15 |
| GBP/USD |
1,5646 |
0.22 |
0.44 |
| USD/JPY |
124,30 |
-0.10 |
3.85 |
| EUR/CHF |
1,0845 |
-0.39 |
-9.73 |
| EUR/JPY |
138,1300 |
-0.45 |
-4.52 |
| EUR/GBP |
0,7102 |
-0.57 |
-8.55 |
| AUD/NZD |
1,1287 |
0.78 |
7.70 |
| AUD/JPY |
91,7450 |
0.19 |
-6.16 |
| EUR/AUD |
1,5056 |
-0.63 |
1.67 |
| USD/CAD |
1,3096 |
0.28 |
12.69 |
| USD/CHF |
0,9760 |
-0.04 |
-1.84 |
| AUD/USD |
0,7381 |
0.29 |
-9.71 |
| NZD/USD |
0,6539 |
-0.49 |
-16.13 |
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