He who knows when he can fight and when he cannot, will be victorious.
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EUR/USD
The Shared currency wobbled near $1.1300 as investors waited to see whether U.S. jobs data due later in the day would reinforce the need for faster U.S. interest rate hikes.
GBP/USD
The Cable trimmed losses to $1.3544 on news that the U.K.'s Head of Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), Andrea Coscelli, will step down, raising hopes of softer Brexit negotiations ahead.
USD/JPY
The Japanese yen extended its fall to 115.88 per U.S. dollar after Japanese data released earlier in the day showed a contraction in household spending.
AUD/USD
The Aussie dollar licked its wounds near a two-week low at $0.7161, still at the mercy of a hawkish U.S. central bank that eyed reducing its balance sheet.
USD/CAD
The Canadian dollar strengthened against its U.S. counterpart to 1.2709 as data showed Canadian exports climbing to a record high.
USD/ZAR
South African rand sailed higher to 15.74 against the greenback, supported by bets that the local central bank will hike interest rates early this year.
USD/MUR
The dollar-rupee idled at 43.55(selling) for the 10th consecutive day.
14:00 - GBP - Construction PMI
14:00 - EUR - CPI (YoY)(Dec)
17:30 - USD - Nonfarm payrolls (Dec)
17:30 - USD - Unemployment rate (Dec)
17:30 - CAD - Employment Change (Dec)
19:00 - CAD - Ivey PMI (Dec)
