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The dollar declined on Friday, along with U.S. Treasury yields, while investors looked ahead to next week's Federal Reserve meeting for more clarity on the outlook for rate hikes.
Expectations that the Fed will tighten monetary policy at a faster pace than previously anticipated had driven a rise in yields and the dollar earlier this week, and the U.S. dollar index =USD was set for biggest weekly percentage gain since mid-December.
U.S. Treasury yields fell as stock market declines reflected poor risk appetite, while concerns about potential conflict in Ukraine drove demand for the safe haven debt.
Markets are pricing in as many as four rate hikes this year, starting from March and expect the Fed to start trimming its $8 trillion-plus balance sheet within months. Next week's Fed meeting could shed some light on how fast it will tighten.
"Everything is going to be somewhat calm" until the Fed releases its statement on Wednesday after the two-day meeting, said Bipan Rai, North American head of FX strategy at CIBC Capital Markets in Toronto.
"It makes sense the dollar is somewhat muted today given the lack of real impetus from the data front." The dollar index, which tracks the greenback against major peers, was down 0.1% on the day at 95.650 but up 0.5% for the week.
In cryptocurrencies, bitcoin BTC=BTSP was also dragged lower and hit its lowest level since August. It was last down 6%, while ether ETH=BTSP was down more than 8%.
Against the yen, the dollar was last down 0.4% at 113.680 JPY= . For the week, the dollar was down about 0.5% against the yen. The euro EUR= was last up 0.3% against the dollar at $1.1341, while it was down about 0.6% for the week.
Retail sales in Britain added to recent weaker economic data. The pound was down 0.3% against the dollar at $1.3553. GBP=D3 EURGBP=D3
======================================================== Currency bid prices at 3:39PM (2039 GMT)Description RIC Last U.S. Close Pct Change YTD Pct High Bid Low Bid Previous Change Session Dollar index =USD 95.6500 95.7650 -0.11% -0.014% +95.8400 +95.4910 Euro/Dollar EUR=EBS $1.1341 $1.1311 +0.27% -0.24% +$1.1360 +$1.1301 Dollar/Yen JPY=EBS 113.6800 114.0900 -0.35% -1.25% +114.1500 +113.6000 Euro/Yen EURJPY= 128.93 129.04 -0.09% -1.07% +129.3000 +128.5700 Dollar/Swiss CHF=EBS 0.9119 0.9173 -0.57% -0.02% +0.9172 +0.9108 Sterling/Dollar GBP=D3 $1.3553 $1.3593 -0.29% +0.22% +$1.3602 +$1.3546 Dollar/Canadian CAD=D3 1.2576 1.2504 +0.58% -0.53% +1.2579 +1.2498 Aussie/Dollar AUD=D3 $0.7177 $0.7227 -0.69% -1.27% +$0.7229 +$0.7172 Euro/Swiss EURCHF= 1.0340 1.0374 -0.33% -0.28% +1.0377 +1.0336 Euro/Sterling EURGBP= 0.8367 0.8315 +0.63% -0.39% +0.8376 +0.8316 NZ NZD=D3 $0.6712 $0.6755 -0.62% -1.92% +$0.6758 +$0.6708 Dollar/DollarDollar/Norway NOK=D3 8.9030 8.8390 +0.89% +1.23% +8.9130 +8.8105 Euro/Norway EURNOK= 10.0906 9.9912 +0.99% +0.78% +10.1141 +9.9814 Dollar/Sweden SEK= 9.2007 9.2234 -0.01% +2.03% +9.2434 +9.1534 Euro/Sweden EURSEK= 10.4342 10.4349 -0.01% +1.96% +10.4476 +10.3838 <^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ World FX rates https://tmsnrt.rs/2RBWI5E^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^>
