The Euro (EUR) trades lower against the British Pound (GBP) on Friday, snapping a four-day rally, after hawkish comments from Bank of England (BoE) committee member Huw Pill provided a fresh boost for the Cable on Thursday.

NZD/USD gains ground for the second successive day, trading around 0.5900 during the Asian hours on Friday. The pair appreciates as the US Dollar (USD) struggles amid softening hawkish expectations surrounding the Federal Reserve's (Fed) monetary policy path.

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Commerzbank’s Thu Lan Nguyen argues that recent interventions by Japanese authorities and the US Treasury have largely lost impact, with the Japanese Yen giving back gains against the Dollar and US yields returning to prior levels.

The Canadian Dollar (CAD) trades broadly sideways against the US Dollar (USD) at around 1.3790 on Friday after a strong Thursday, with investors awaiting the United States (US) Nonfarm Payrolls (NFP) data for August, which will be published at 12:30 GMT.

The Euro (EUR) is trading flat above 1.1600 against the US Dollar (USD) on Friday, with upside attempts capped below the 1.1630 area.

The GBP/USD pair edges higher to around 1.3530 during the early European trading hours on Friday. Hawkish rhetoric from a Bank of England (BoE) policymaker provides some support to the British Pound (GBP) against the US Dollar (USD).

The Indian Rupee (INR) opens on a flat note against the US Dollar (USD) on Friday, but is close to its two-month high of 94.29 posted the previous day.

The USD/JPY pair stages a modest intraday recovery from the vicinity of the August monthly low and climbs back to the 156.50 area during the Asian session on Friday. Spot prices, for now, seem to have snapped a two-day losing streak, though the upside potential seems limited.

USD/CHF gains ground after registering losses in the previous day, trading around 0.8080 during Asian hours on Friday.

The AUD/JPY cross trades in positive territory near 112.80 during the early European trading hours on Friday. However, the potential upside for the cross might be limited as traders ramped up bets on a Bank of Japan (BoJ) interest rate hike, boosting the Japanese Yen (JPY). 

EUR/JPY gains ground after two days of losses, trading around 181.50 during the Asian hours on Friday. Technical analysis of the daily chart indicates the currency cross remains within the descending channel pattern, signalling a bearish bias.

The Euro (EUR) holds onto previous day’s gains at around 1.1630 against the US Dollar (USD) during the Asian trading session on Friday.

The NZD/USD pair gathers strength to near 0.5895 during the Asian trading hours on Friday. The US Dollar (USD) softens against the New Zealand Dollar (NZD) following Federal Reserve (Fed) Governor Christopher Waller’s remarks. Traders brace for the US August employment report later on Friday. 

AUD/USD extends its gains for the third successive day, trading around 0.7210 during the Asian hours on Friday.

The USD/CAD pair consolidates below the 1.3800 mark during the Asian session on Friday and remains close to a nearly two-week low, touched the previous day.

The GBP/USD pair gathers strength to near 1.3530 during the early Asian trading hours on Friday. The British Pound (GBP) edges higher against the US Dollar (USD) following hawkish remarks from a Bank of England (BoE) policymaker.

On Friday, the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) sets the USD/CNY central rate for the trading session ahead at 6.7787 compared to the previous day's fix of 6.7807 and 6.7098 Reuters estimate.

The USD/JPY pair enters a bearish consolidation phase during the Asian session on Friday and currently trades near the 155.75 region, nearly unchanged for the day.

The EUR/USD pair trades on a flat note around 1.1625 during the early Asian session on Friday. Traders prefer to wait on the sidelines ahead of the US key employment report for August, which will be published later on Friday. 

The GBP/JPY tanks amid speculation of intervention by Japanese authorities in the FX markets, driven by a rate check by Tokyo. The cross-pair drops more than 300 pips, trades at 210.92, down by more than 1.40%.

The Australian Dollar rises against the US Dollar on Thursday as Fed Governor Waller turns moderately dovish ahead of the September meeting, even as Oil prices rise due to a resumption of hostilities in the Middle East. The AUD/USD trades at 0.7200, up 0.44%.

The New Zealand Dollar trades just under 0.5900 into the New York afternoon, up roughly half a percent, after a session that retraced most of Wednesday's decision-day slide without a single New Zealand input.

The Yen has produced in two sessions what the largest intervention on record could not, and it did so without a single reported purchase.

The Mexican Peso appreciates against the US Dollar on Thursday, with the latter weakening amid a dovish tilt by Fed Governor Waller and speculation about an FX market intervention to boost the Japanese Yen. The USD/MXN trades at 16.92, down 0.32%.

Sterling has spent Thursday recovering a little of what it lost this week, with GBP/USD trading near 1.3530, roughly a third of a percent higher, after the 50-day Exponential Moving Average (EMA) just under 1.3500 held for a second consecutive session.

MUFG’s Lloyd Chan argues that while the pace of Rupiah depreciation may slow, the broader weakening trend is set to continue. USD/IDR has pulled back as crowded long positions unwind and some foreign inflows return, but elevated US yields and high Oil prices remain headwinds.

The USD/CHF tumbles nearly 0.80% on Thursday as the Greenback weakens on rumours of a potential intervention in the FX markets to boost the Japanese Yen. Consequently, the pair fell from around daily highs of 0.8131, extending its losses to the current exchange rate near 0.8065.

The US Dollar (USD) has added to Wednesday’s pullback, receding to multi-day lows and breaching below its key 200-day SMA.

BNY’s Geoff Yu highlights strong Japanese Yen flows and a declining USD/JPY as markets hesitate to challenge Japanese and U.S. authorities. He argues that heavy post-intervention selling has largely run its course and that around 160 in USD/JPY now acts as a practical intervention ceiling.