U.S. Treasury yields climbed on Thursday after data on the labor market increased expectations the Federal Reserve will be aggressive in raising interest rates to rein in stubbornly high inflation towards its 2% target rate.
The Australian and New Zealand dollars eased off multi-week highs on Monday as a U.S. holiday offered an excuse to consolidate recent sharp gains, while a hawkish outlook for Australian rates underpinned a major rally on the yen.
Gold prices edged higher on Tuesday after the dollar pulled back, although the moves were muted as traders awaited the U.S. inflation data and the Federal Reserve's decision on interest rates.
Two thirds of Moroccan jobs are now in the grey economy, statistics agency said on Tuesday, giving its first public assessment of a trend that the government says is depriving the economy of $3.4 billion annually.
Chicago wheat futures dipped during Asian trading on Friday and were on track for a weekly decline as damage to crops in China from heavy rain is seen unlikely to dampen global supply.