
EUR/USD Holds Around 1.1680 in Friday's Asian Session
The euro trades around 1.1680 against the dollar in Friday's Asian session, stronger for a third day. Eurozone and German flash PMI are still upcoming.

The euro trades around 1.1680 against the dollar in Friday's Asian session, stronger for a third day. Eurozone and German flash PMI are still upcoming.

Australia's flash composite PMI slows to 52.5 from 53.2. Manufacturing is 52.9, services 52.0, employment 49.7. AUD color is 0.7135.

CNBC via FXStreet: Bessent said maximum economic pressure means likely no large-scale kinetic restart. WTI $87.13 this page only. Not averaged with $86 or just-short-of-$88.

Gold edges higher to around $4,530 during the early Asian session on Friday. Silver is the other live metals tape.

Official Stat Bureau Friday: headline 102.0 +1.9% YoY; core 102.1 +1.8%; core-core 102.1 +1.9% on the first 2025 base. FXStreet 2.0%/1.8% quoted, not averaged.

NZD/USD extends to 0.5965–0.5970 in Friday's Asian session, a high since early June. Last night's tape was 0.5940.

AUD/USD holds near 0.7135 in Friday's Asian session after Australia's flash composite PMI slowed to 52.5 from 53.2.

USD/CHF is down 0.17% to near 0.7990 in Friday's Asian session. Last night's tape was 0.7998. Those are two stamps.

USD/CAD trades around 1.3778 as the dollar index sits near a three-month low around 98.80–98.75.

FF LiveSquawk low-impact 20 Aug: Houthis claim a sensitive Saudi target at Najran Airport and Aramco in Najran. No immediate Saudi confirmation. Tasnim: drones, response to Saudi drones over Saada. Not a confirmed hit.

GBP/JPY trades around 216.33 as sterling firms and the yen stays on Japan's first 2025-base CPI print.

Wu citing community users: 1,010 ETH drained in 12 hours after an old bookmark hit expired tornado.cash. Not a protocol hack. June 2026 filings already flagged the domain. Nearly 4,000 ETH alleged over 12 months is Wu only.