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EUR/JPY gains ground after registering 1.88% losses in the previous day, trading around 184.40 during the Asian hours on Friday. The currency cross advances as the Japanese Yen (JPY) weakens following mixed Tokyo inflation data.

The EUR/USD pair clings to Thursday’s gains near 1.1735 during the Asian trading session on Friday. The major currency pair reflects strength as the US Dollar (USD) holds onto the previous day’s losses, which were driven by suspected Japan’s intervention in forex markets.

The AUD/USD pair drifts lower to near 0.7200 during the early Asian trading hours on Friday. Ongoing tensions in the Middle East continue to boost a safe-haven currency such as the US Dollar (USD) against the Aussie.

The EUR/USD pair attracts some buyers to around 1.1730 during the early Asian session on Friday. The Euro (EUR) strengthens against the US Dollar (USD) after the European Central Bank (ECB) kept interest rates on hold at its April meeting.

The headline Tokyo Consumer Price Index (CPI) for April rose 1.5% YoY as compared to 1.4% in the previous month, the Statistics Bureau of Japan showed on Friday.

The US Dollar Index (DXY) declined sharply to around 98.10 on Thursday after data showed the United States (US) economy grew at a lower-than-expected pace in the first quarter and amid Japanese authorities' first intervention in the foreign exchange market in almost two years.

DBS Group Research economist Chua Han Teng expects the Bank of Thailand (BoT) to keep its policy rate at 1.00% through end-2026 as stagflationary pressures from Iran-related supply shocks hit growth and inflation.

The Euro (EUR) edges higher against the US Dollar (USD) on Thursday as the Greenback softens broadly following possible intervention from Tokyo, with authorities seen selling Dollars to support the Japanese Yen (JPY), while the Euro also draws some support from the latest monetary policy decision by

The Bank of England (BoE) kept rates unchanged at 3.75%, but unlike a passive pause, this was framed as a deliberate and active policy choice.

The EUR/GBP falls some 0.16% during the day as the central bank bonanza ends with the ECB and the BoE keeping interest rates unchanged as expected. The cross-pair trades at around 0.8644 after reaching a daily high of 0.8667.

Sources speaking with Reuters revealed that the European Central Bank (ECB) policymakers are likely to hike rates “at least” twice this year, beginning in June if there’s no resolution to the Iran conflict.