The cryptocurrency market is widely recovering on Friday, with Bitcoin (BTC) trading above $86,000, up from the weekly low of $82,544. The Crypto King's uptrend can be attributed to elevated investor interest, with modest capital flowing into spot Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs).

Ripple (XRP) edges higher, trading around $1.54 at the time of writing on Friday as bullish pressure intensifies across the crypto market.

The Euro (EUR) reverses previous daily gains against the British Pound (GBP) on Friday, diving to fresh two-and-a-half-month lows just above 0.8500, and is set to show a more than 1% weekly decline.

The Euro (EUR) edges lower against the British Pound (GBP) on Friday, set to complete its worst weekly performance in four months with a 1% sell-off, hammered by high Oil prices and mounting concerns about France’s fiscal health.

The AUD/JPY cross trades in negative territory near 109.40 during the early European trading hours on Friday.

Ripple (XRP) shows signs of weakness as it slides below $1.50 on Thursday. The correction from September highs of $1.66 aligns with recent struggles faced by major assets Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH). BTC currently trades above $83,000 while its upside is capped below $85,000.

The Euro (EUR) extends losses for the fourth consecutive day against the British Pound (GBP) on Wednesday, as German retail consumption figures failed to cheer investors while the UK Q2 Gross Domestic Product (GDP) was revised higher.

Zcash (ZEC) price stalls around $1,400 at press time on Wednesday, holding steady after a 15% decline over the last three consecutive days of losses. Early signs of easing institutional demand, with $8 million in outflows on Monday, back the near-term downside risk in the privacy coin.

Dogecoin (DOGE) tests a key support level near $0.092 on Tuesday, with bulls looking to prevent a deeper correction.

The US Dollar (USD) has stated the week with slight gains, resuming its recent uptrend and leaving behind Friday’s hiccup.

Ripple’s (XRP) momentum continues to weaken below $1.50 on Monday as sellers return against the backdrop of last week’s sharp breakout to highs around $1.66.

Rabobank’s RaboResearch Global Economics & Markets Global Daily frames a broad geopolitical risk backdrop, from Middle East tensions to US-China relations and potential great-power summits.

Bitcoin (BTC) ticks lower below $84,000 on Friday as prices continue to moderate after early-week gains. The Crypto King briefly traded above $87,000 on Monday before gradually correcting, underpinning possible profit-taking and macroeconomic uncertainty-related turbulence.

Ripple (XRP) ticks up and trades near $1.60 on Friday, as bulls tighten their grip on the remittance token. This marks the second straight day of gains after XRP gave back some of the gains it accrued earlier this week.

The Euro (EUR) licks its wounds against the US Dollar (USD) on Thursday, trading around 1.1380, near the lowest level of the last two months, after falling nearly 2% in less than two weeks.

Fed Governor Barr made the case for more rate increases, saying the risks to getting inflation back to 2% have grown while the risks to jobs have eased.

United Overseas Bank (UOB) analysts Quek Ser Leang and Lee Sue Ann see USD/CHF stuck in tight ranges across timeframes. Intraday, they expect the US Dollar (USD) to hold between 0.8185 and 0.8230 as prior downside momentum has faded.

MUFG’s Michael Wan notes that improved risk sentiment and AI optimism around Meta’s Muse supported a slightly stronger Dollar and stable DM yields.

Ripple (XRP) trades elevated above $1.52 on Tuesday despite experiencing a minor correction from the previous day’s high of $1.57. XRP framed the uptrend last week, rising alongside the broader bullish cryptocurrency market.

United Overseas Bank (UOB) analysts Quek Ser Leang and Lee Sue Ann see USD/CHF trading with a mild downside bias in the short term, targeting support near 0.8190 while keeping 0.8155 intact.

Ripple (XRP) ticks up and trades above $1.32 on Friday. Bulls are slowly returning to the market as dust from this week’s macro crosswinds and regulatory headwinds settles.

India FX Reserves, USD down to $780.78B in September 7 from previous $785.71B

United Overseas Bank’s (UOB) Quek Ser Leang notes that AUD/USD has rebounded after an oversold slide, with intraday price action now expected between 0.7095 and 0.7130.

The Euro (EUR) extends gains against the Japanese Yen (JPY) on Friday, after some hesitation, amid the Bank of Japan (BoJ) Governor Ueda's hawkish rhetoric at the post-meeting press conference.

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Ripple (XRP) remains in bearish hands on Thursday, trading near $1.30 while bulls defend a short-term moving average support cluster.

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The Fed has raised its rate to 3.75-4.00%, its first increase since 2023 and its first move since the cut in December 2025. The rate it controls is the overnight one. Everything further out is set by people buying and selling bonds, and they have been selling.

Ripple (XRP) trades lower around $1.28 on Wednesday, as investors broadly assess the impact of the failed United States (US) Senate vote on the CLARITY Act and the upcoming Federal Reserve (Fed) monetary decision. 

UOB’s Quek Ser Leang and Lee Sue Ann see USD/CHF consolidating just below major resistance at 0.8205 after trading between 0.8164 and 0.8198.