Traders monitor potential U.S. sanctions on Russian energy, impacting oil prices, ruble, and global markets.
Euro holds steady as ECB eyes rate cuts; industrial output strong, inflation impact from tariffs minimal.
The ECB adopts flexible policy meetings amid uncertainty, with markets expecting a June rate cut.
Italy’s trade deficit grows; USD strengthens; gold dips; Bitcoin nears resistance; eyes on US data.
Gold declines as trade optimism weakens safe-haven demand; rate cut hopes and tensions offer limited support.
Large EUR/USD option expiries at 1.1200 may anchor price; headline risks could impact market behavior.
Japan’s Q1 GDP shrank 0.7% annually; yen strengthened, while inflation expectations lifted the NZD.
Platinum and palladium dip early Friday; gold retreats below $3,200 as safe-haven demand wanes further.
RBNZ Q2 2025 survey shows inflation expectations rising, potentially impacting monetary policy and strengthening NZD.
GBP/USD rises on strong UK GDP and weak US inflation data, boosting rate cut expectations for Fed.
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