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- EUR/USD extends the trade in the upper end of the range near 1.0880 .

Bank of Japan (BoJ) Governor Kazuo Ueda, adding to his earlier comments, said that the central bank does not have any specific plan yet on how it will sell ETFs and that a weaker Japanese Yen (JPY) pushes up domestic inflation via a rise in import costs Additional Quotes: If the achievement of our price target approaches, we can discuss strategy and guidelines on exiting ultra-loose policy including the fate of our ETF buying.

Bank of Japan (BoJ Governor Kazuo Ueda was out with some comments this Friday, saying that Japan's economy is recovering moderately and is likely to keep recovering moderately.

The AUD/USD declined on Thursday and fell below 0.6500. However, despite this correction, the short-term outlook still favors the upside as the Greenback remains under pressure due to weaker US labor market data and declining US Treasury yields.

The USD/JPY pair edges lower for the second straight day on Friday and trades around the 150.60 area during the Asian session, down less than 0.10% for the day and above the previous day's swing low.

The continuation of the upside momentum could lift EUR/USD to the 1.0945 level in the near term, comment Economist Lee Sue Ann and Markets Strategist Quek Ser Leang at UOB Group.

The greenback, in terms of the USD Index (DXY), navigates a narrow range around 104.30 at the end of the week.

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Friday; a mortgage rate cut, worker share of GDP rises, producer costs rise faster than prices, swaps retreat, NZD lower, & more