Iran announced that the Strait of Hormuz has reopened, deepening market hopes that the Middle East conflict may soon come to an end. The USD fell initially on Friday before stabilizing, but still recorded a second consecutive weekly decline. The USD Index was last at 98.227.The USD/JPY last fell to 158.61. Every 100 JPY was quoted at HKD4.94.Related NewsInitial Jobless Claims for Apr/18 in the United States is 214K, higher than the previous value of 208K. The forecast was 212K.The EUR/USD slipped to 1.176.The GBP/USD declined to 1.351.The USD/CHF dropped to 0.782.Related News M Stanley: Apple (AAPL.US) Earnings May Be Catalyst, Sees Share Price Reaching USD300 by SepThe USD/CAD edged down to 1.369.The AUD/USD rose to 0.717.(sw/t)Related NewsRetail Sales YoY for Mar in the United States is 4.0%, higher than the previous value of 3.7%.
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