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EUR/USD
The common currency rallied to $1.2231 after ECB's chief economist, Philip Lane, pushed back against talk of a new era of higher inflation in the eurozone.
GBP/USD
Sterling spiked from $1.4100 to $1.4183 following Confederation of British Industry's industrial orders balance reported the fastest growth in manufacturing orders since December 2017.
USD/JPY
Yen popped to 108.72 against the greenback on strong Japanese exports, combined with U.S. dollar rendering Wednesday's gains amid doubts the Fed will unwind pandemic easing policy sooner.
AUD/USD
The Aussie stays unimpressed at $0.7753 by upbeat Australia Retail Sales this morning.
USD/ZAR
South African rand soared to 13.98 as South African Reserve Bank left its repo rate unchanged at 3.5% in a unanimous decision on Thursday, saying the current lending rate supported economic recovery.
USD/MUR
The dollar-rupee inched by 5 cents to 40.80(selling), pressured by demand for FX from importers on the domestic market.
10:00 - GBP - Retail Sales (MoM)(Apr)
11:30 - EUR - German Manufacturing PMI (May)
12:30 - GBP - Composite PMI (May)
12:30 - GBP - Manufacturing PMI (May)
12:30 - GBP - Services PMI (May)
15:00 - EUR - ECB President Lagarde Speaks
18:00 - USD - Existing Home Sales (Apr)