GBPNOK leads narrow pound gains after UK GDP data
UK GDP m/m landed at 06:00 UTC and the pound's reaction clustered in GBPNOK, up 0.27%, while most other sterling crosses barely moved.
UK GDP m/m landed at 06:00 UTC and the pound's reaction clustered in GBPNOK, up 0.27%, while most other sterling crosses barely moved.
Australia's jobs data landed at 00:30 UTC on Oct 15. The Aussie barely moved β AUDJPY led a slim slide while AUDUSD held completely flat.
Crypto led the US close with Tezos +8.49% and Uniswap +8.14%, while silver, platinum and palladium fell and the dollar softened across most majors.
XTZ and UNI jump about 8% to lead a broadly green crypto board, while silver, platinum and palladium drag the metals complex lower and the dollar softens.
Crude climbed over 2.4% as USOil hit $92.37, while crypto sold off hard β UNIUSD fell 10.23% and Bitcoin Cash 4.58%. The dollar firmed.
ECB President Lagarde speaks at 02:10 UTC on 14 October with no data attached, as the euro trades broadly lower, led by EURHKD and EURSGD.
Two central bank speakers headline the next 24 hours: ECB's Lagarde at 02:10 UTC for EUR and BOE's Bailey at 05:30 UTC for GBP, with no data prints due.
Canada's employment and unemployment data landed at 12:30 UTC and the Canadian dollar eased across the board, with USDCAD leading the modest move.
Canada's Employment Change lands at 12:30 UTC Friday, with a 6.1K forecast after a 41.7K loss. See how the Canadian dollar crosses are trading.
Crypto led a broad risk-off London session, with Tezos and Polkadot down 7.6% and the dollar firming against the euro, pound and Nordic currencies.
Sterling drifted lower across every pair in our feed after BOE Gov Bailey spoke at 12:15 UTC, with GBPJPY leading a muted 0.045% slide.
BOE Governor Bailey speaks at 12:15 UTC. Sterling trades softer across the board, with GBP/JPY and GBP/SEK leading the pre-speech losses.