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US President Trump to hold a National Security Council meeting at 15 GMT on Friday

The White House published a statement on Friday, stating that US President Donald Trump will convene a meeting of the National Security Council in the White House situation room later in the day at 15 GMT to discuss the Israel attacks on Iran.

Separately, several Iranian media outlets are claiming that Iran will declare a war on Israel and retaliate "soon."

Market reaction

Flight to safety remains the key theme so far, boosting Gold, US Treasuries and the US Dollar. Markets are eagerly watching out for any response from Iran.

US Dollar PRICE Today

The table below shows the percentage change of US Dollar (USD) against listed major currencies today. US Dollar was the strongest against the Australian Dollar.

USDEURGBPJPYCADAUDNZDCHF
USD0.29%0.34%-0.23%0.16%0.67%0.56%-0.40%
EUR-0.29%0.10%-0.51%-0.07%0.47%0.25%-0.69%
GBP-0.34%-0.10%-0.62%-0.24%0.29%0.14%-0.77%
JPY0.23%0.51%0.62%0.45%0.95%0.82%-0.13%
CAD-0.16%0.07%0.24%-0.45%0.50%0.41%-0.53%
AUD-0.67%-0.47%-0.29%-0.95%-0.50%-0.13%-1.06%
NZD-0.56%-0.25%-0.14%-0.82%-0.41%0.13%-0.92%
CHF0.40%0.69%0.77%0.13%0.53%1.06%0.92%

The heat map shows percentage changes of major currencies against each other. The base currency is picked from the left column, while the quote currency is picked from the top row. For example, if you pick the US Dollar from the left column and move along the horizontal line to the Japanese Yen, the percentage change displayed in the box will represent USD (base)/JPY (quote).

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Dhwani Mehta

Dhwani Mehta

FXStreet

Residing in Mumbai (India), Dhwani is a Senior Analyst and Manager of the Asian session at FXStreet. She has over 10 years of experience in analyzing and covering the global financial markets, with specialization in Forex and commodities markets.

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