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View all search resultsThe euro rose on Monday after the first round of France's snap election put the far-right in pole position, though by a smaller margin than projected, while a downgrade to Japan's first-quarter growth figures knocked the yen lower.
The US dollar rebounded on Friday after data showed the world's largest economy created a lot more jobs than expected last month, suggesting that the Federal Reserve could take time in starting its easing cycle this year.
Asian stock markets rallied on Thursday, buoyed by Wall Street's surge to all-time peaks overnight after a milder US inflation report raised expectations the Federal Reserve will deliver at least two rate cuts this year.
The yen was headed for its best week in more than a year on Friday, helped by Tokyo's suspected intervention this week to pull the Japanese currency away from 34-year lows, which also left the dollar broadly on the back foot.
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