West Texas Intermediate (WTI) Oil price falls on Friday, early in the European session. WTI trades at $59.36 per barrel, down from Thursday’s close at $59.48.Brent Oil Exchange Rate (Brent crude) is also shedding ground, trading at $63.08 after its previous daily close at $63.16.
The USD/JPY pair remains weak near 155.05 during the early Asian session on Friday. Rising bets for a rate cut by the US Federal Reserve (Fed) next week and weaker US economic data weigh on the US Dollar (USD) against the Japanese Yen (JPY).
Analysts maintain EUR/USD targets at 1.170 for next week’s Fed meeting and 1.180 by year-end, noting the pair remains modestly undervalued. Russia-Ukraine negotiations show little progress, ING's FX analyst Francesco Pesole notes.