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Did traders get an extra espresso shot or what? Price action was extra jumpy in the latest U.S. trading session, spurring a flight to safety that boosted the lower-yielding yen and franc.

GBP took a heavy hit during the session, apparently as a reaction to the U.K.’s disappointing services PMI report. The risk-off vibes and pullback in bond yields, meanwhile, apparently allowed JPY to pull ahead of its peers.

After last week’s major data dump, Uncle Sam will take a chill pill this week with only a couple of lower-tier reports. Will the tides change for the Greenback this week?

A lack of fireworks over NAFTA talks and oil prices left the Canadian dollar vulnerable to its peers last week. Will this week’s top-tier events keep the focus on the Loonie?

Higher bond yields and talks of higher inflation spooked risk-takers today, dragging the higher-yielding currencies lower. A word or two from BOJ officials limited the yen’s gains, however.

Will the BOE Super Thursday be as exciting as the Super Bowl or will market watchers be as indifferent as the kid who fiddling with his phone during the halftime show?

Tightening expectations and the upbeat performance of European equities buoyed the shared currency higher for the most part of the previous week while the franc took its share of gains from risk-off flows. What’s next?

The yen took cues from bond yields and overall risk sentiment last week. With no major data coming up, will risk sentiment dictate its price action again?

Last week the New Zealand dollar was vulnerable to opposing currency price action as well as overall risk aversion. Will it get to dance to its own tune this week?

Week domestic data and overall profit-taking in the markets weighed on the Aussie last week. Will the bulls redeem themselves with this week’s catalysts?