The Norwegian Krone (NOK) jumped following December CPI data, with headline inflation surprising to the upside and reinforcing the Norges Bank’s cautious approach to easing, BBH FX analysts report.
The Euro is trading flat in the area of 0.8675 on Friday’s early European session, halfway through the weekly range, following mixed macroeconomic data from Germany. From a wider perspective, the pair is on track for a 0.3% weekly loss and a 1.5% sell-off from mid-November highs above 0.8800.
The Japanese Yen (JPY) drifts lower for the fourth straight day against a firmer US Dollar (USD) and slides to the lower end of its weekly range during the Asian session on Friday. Government data released earlier today showed that Japan's Household Spending rebounded in November.