It is widely expected that the upcoming ECB meeting will be a non-event, it may affect the euro’s dynamics anyway, with the central bank’s rhetoric being in focus.

In the first half of the day on Tuesday, EURUSD climbed above the 1.11 handle, mainly due to unexpectedly upbeat ZEW survey out of Germany.

The USDJPY pair extended gains to fresh May 2019 highs around 110.30 early on Friday.

EURUSD remains under pressure after failed attempts to break above the immediate resistance in the form of the 200-DMA around 1.1140.

As investors have already priced in a phase-one deal between the US and China before the event, the ceremony itself caused only a short-lived positive reaction across the markets.

On Tuesday, Trump disappointed investors, threatening China with substantial tariffs if the two sides fail to strike a trade deal.

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Gold prices continue to trade steady in a familiar range and have settled around $1,560 on Friday.

Despite a rise in global stocks, gold prices appreciated to one-week highs just below $1,563 on Monday and remain close to the upper edge of the current trading range.

Gold prices continue to decline on Tuesday and registered two-week lows around $1,535.

Crude oil prices remain on the defensive on Monday, nursing losses for a sixth day in a row, as traders continue to react to de-escalation in geopolitical tensions between the United States and Iran.

Over the last month, BTCUSD is trading within the $8,000-10,000 range. Since May 5, when the price bumped into the psychological resistance of $10,000, the coin is mostly nursing losses. Bitcoin crashed to almost $8,000 overnight and tries to regain ground on Thursday, but the pair obviously lacks the bullish impetus

BTCUSD tried to stage a recovery over the weekend, but failed to confirm a break above the 100-DMA around $8,800 and resumed the bearish move on Tuesday. Today, the price has lost around 6% already, and the sell-off could intensify, should the coin lose the key $8,000 mark.

The cryptocurrency market continues to suffer losses on Friday, with Bitcoin is down almost 4% on the day. The coin failed to keep above the key $9,000 threshold and slipped to April 26 lows at $8,676. Should this level give up, we may see a decline towards $8,400 and then to the $8,000 area.  

BTCUSD refreshed early-March highs over the weekend, but then corrected rather sharply and continues to retreat on Monday.