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Join ACY Securities Chief Market Analyst, Alistair Schultz, as he takes us through what effects a vaccine could have on the currency, how and why the Euro has overtaken the US Dollar in international payments this year, and why The Bank of Central Banks, the IMF, sees the recovery derailing.
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Alistair Schultz
Independent Analyst
EUR/USD moves sideways in a narrow band at around 1.1800 in the second half of the day on Friday as investors refrain from taking large positions. February inflation data from Germany and January Producer Price Index figures from the US could drive the pair's action heading into the weekend.
GBP/USD struggles to build on the overnight modest bounce from the weekly low and oscillates in a narrow band below 1.3500 on Friday. The Gorton and Denton by-election, held on February 26, has become a focal point of political drama in the UK, along with the BoE easing expectations, acting as a headwind for the GBP.
Gold struggles to capitalize on its modest gains registered over the past two days and trades below the $5,200 mark through the first half of the European session on Friday. Geopolitical risks remain in play amid a large US naval and air power buildup in the Middle East.
Bitcoin, Ethereum and Ripple are consolidating near key technical areas on Friday, showing mild signs of stabilization after recent volatility. BTC holds above $67,000 despite mild losses so far this week, while ETH hovers around $2,000 after a rejection near its upper consolidation boundary.
The Supreme Court ruling on International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) tariffs provides limited relief for the rest of the world, with weighted average tariff rates modestly lower.
Starknet, the Ethereum Layer 2 network developed by StarkWare, today announced strkBTC, a wrapped Bitcoin asset that introduces optional shielding while preserving full DeFi composability.
