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EUR/USD edges higher after upbeat U.S. reports

The euro edged higher against the U.S. dollar on Thursday, easing off 11-month lows after a string of upbeat U.S. economic reports helped improve market sentiment. Euro eases off 11-month lows vs. dollar after U.S. data EUR/USD hit 1.3281 during U.S. morning trade, the session high; the pair

Natural Gas futures

On the New York Mercantile Exchange, Natural Gas futures for delivery in August traded at $3.940 per million British thermal units during U.S. trading, down 0.37%. The commodity hit a session high of $3.976 and a low of $3.936. The August contract settled down 4.01% on Thursday to end at $3.954 per

US banks will be closed in observance of Independence Day;

Banks facilitate the majority of foreign exchange volume. When they are closed the market is less liquid and speculators become a more dominant market influence. This can lead to both abnormally low and abnormally high volatility. i will say keep of for EUR/USD

Ecb for eur

The six members of the European Central Bank (ECB) Executive Board and the 16 governors of the euro area central banks vote on where to set the rate. Traders watch interest rate changes closely as short term interest rates are the primary factor in currency valuation. A higher than expected rate is