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Gold prices were stuck in a tight trading range as the dollar extended its rally from the previous session.
The euro fell to a eight-day low as U.S. inflation numbers boosted interest rate expectations and an easing in trade tensions between the United States and China supported the dollar.
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Lorenzo Bini Smaghi speaks about strained trade relations between China and the U.S.
David Mann of Standard Chartered Bank says the underlying data shows the European Central Bank should be "looking to move sooner" on interest rates than September 2019.
The dollar fell to three-week lows on Thursday, as the euro gained on strong German industrial orders, while data showing jobs rose less than expected in June plus nagging concerns about global trade also reined in the greenback's recent rally.
Gareth Berry of Macquarie says the European Central Bank is only expected to begin its tightening cycle in the third quarter of 2019.
CNBC took a look at the latest debt relief measures to Greece and why they matter.
The euro trimmed some early gains on Friday as concerns of a growing trade conflict between the world's two biggest economies kept a lid on appetite.
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The dollar fell off an 11-month high as the Philadelphia Federal Reserve's gauge of U.S. Mid-Atlantic business activity fell.
Gareth Nicholson of Bank of Singapore says growing trade tensions globally are a "tail risk" with central bankers showing increasing concern.
Draghi is doing "whatever it takes" to save the euro but that's eroded independence, a former ECB Governing Council member said.
The European Central Bank (ECB) is not yet in a position to discuss its future rate hike path, Ireland's bank governor Philip Lane told CNBC Tuesday.
Sean Callow of Westpac Bank says a disappointing European Central Bank meeting and domestic political troubles for German Chancellor Angela Merkel raise the risk profile of the euro.
Sim Moh Siong of Bank of Singapore says the euro remains likely to be "stuck in a listless choppy trading range" over the next one to three months.
It's been a big week for central banks with the Federal Reserve and European Central Bank each tinkering with monetary policy. This represents a change in the winds for global markets, says Wells Fargo's Michael Schumacher.
Now that the European Central Bank (ECB) has laid out plans to end its huge stimulus program, money managers are assessing how this affects their investments.
Antonio Garcia Pascual, chief economist for Europe at Barclays, speaks about the European Central Bank's latest announcement on its bond-buying program.
The U.S. dollar slipped against the Japanese yen on Friday, as President Donald Trump announced hefty tariffs on $50 billion of Chinese imports.
Gold prices drifted down on Friday on profit-taking after the dollar hit a seven-month peak, but got support from investors skittish about prospects of a trade war and a correction in equity markets.
Mike Gallagher of Continuum Economics says the current European Central Bank leadership seems inclined to hand any rate hike decision to the next team.
