EUR/USD retreats on Thursday as the European Central Bank (ECB) decided to hold rates unchanged, but traders, still digesting the 'hawkish' cut by the Federal Reserve (Fed) on Wednesday, kept the shared currency below the 1.1600 figure. The pair trades at 1.1565, down 0.30%.
Gold is going through a mild recovery on Thursday, following a four-day losing streak.
The US Dollar (USD) is broadly, albeit modestly, stronger after last night's FOMC statement and press conference. The statement was largely as expected, but the press conference turned into a kind of 'rate protest' from the Federal Reserve.