The People’s Bank of China (PBOC) set the USD/CNY central rate for the trading session ahead on Friday at 7.0928 compared to the previous day's fix of 7.1235 and 7.1192 Reuters estimate.
The preliminary reading of Australia's S&P Global Manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) came in at 49.7 in October versus 51.4 prior, the latest data published by S&P Global showed on Friday.
EUR/JPY rises on Thursday to around 177.00 at the time of writing, up 0.30% for the day. The cross is rebounding amid broad weakness in the Japanese Yen (JPY), as concerns over Japan’s public finances weigh on the currency.