* Trump plans China news conference for Friday. * Sterling steady vs. By Saqib Iqbal Ahmed. The dollar extended its slide against a surging euro on Friday, hurt by month-end flows and as the common currency continued to enjoy a boost from the European Union's recently announced plan to prop up the bloc's coronavirus-hit economies with a 750 billion-euro recovery fund.
* Graphic: World FX rates in 2020 http://tmsnrt.rs/2egbfVh. * U.S. stocks open lower. * MSCI All Country World Index down 0.64% * Trump press conference on Hong Kong in focus. By John McCrank and Herbert Lash.
The Canadian dollar was little
changed against its broadly weaker U.S. counterpart on Friday as
data showed a deep slump in the domestic economy in the first
quarter, with the loonie pulling back ...
* Graphic: World FX rates in 2020 http://tmsnrt.rs/2egbfVh. * Graphic: Trade-weighted sterling since Brexit vote http://tmsnrt.rs/2hwV9Hv. By Joice Alves. The pound fell to a two-month low against a broadly strong euro on Friday ahead of a new round of Brexit talks next week, but it recovered a little against a weaker dollar.
Global stock markets fell and safe havens such as bonds and the Japanese yen gained on Friday, as investors awaited Washington's response to China tightening control over the city of Hong Kong. China's parliament on Thursday pressed ahead with national security legislation for the city, raising fears over the future of its freedoms and its function as a finance hub.
* Graphic: World FX rates in 2020 http://tmsnrt.rs/2egbfVh. * MSCI All Country World Index down 0.1% * Japanese yen in demand, up 0.4% vs. dollar. * Trump press conference on Hong Kong in focus. By Ritvik Carvalho.
* Graphic: World FX rates in 2020 https://tmsnrt.rs/2RBWI5E. * Trump plans China news conference for Friday. * Offshore yuan fairly stable. * Euro set for second weeks of gains. By Julien Ponthus.
* Graphic: World FX rates in 2020 http://tmsnrt.rs/2egbfVh. * Graphic: Trade-weighted sterling since Brexit vote http://tmsnrt.rs/2hwV9Hv. By Joice Alves. The pound fell to a two-month low against the euro on Friday as Brexit talks and speculation about negative interest rates in Britain continue to weigh on sterling, which also fell against the dollar.
* Graphic: World FX rates in 2020 https://tmsnrt.rs/2RBWI5E. * Trump plans China news conference for Friday. * Euro set for second weeks of gains. By Julien Ponthus.
* Graphic: World FX rates in 2020 http://tmsnrt.rs/2egbfVh. * MSCI All Country World Index down 0.16% * Japanese yen in demand, up 0.5% vs. dollar. * Trump press conference on Hong Kong in focus. By Ritvik Carvalho.
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