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Bitcoin fell to a three-week low on Thursday as investors took profits partly in response to a bearish report from Goldman Sachs .

The dollar rose to its highest in more than two weeks on Thursday as solid readings on the U.S. economy helped strengthen the case for the Federal Reserve to continue tightening monetary policy this year.

The pound was under the spotlight, thanks to the BOE’s surprise vote. However, the pound was initially on the hot seat, due to the U.K.’s disappointing retail sales report.

Sterling surged over a full cent on Thursday following signs of a shift in the Bank of England’s stance on keeping UK interest rates at record lows.

The Swiss National Bank said on Thursday that it is still too early to move away from its ultra-loose monetary policy.

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With the FOMC statement now in the rear view mirror, Asian session forex traders were able to pay attention to today’s data releases.

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The dollar nursed losses on Thursday as weak U.S. inflation data left investors wondering if the Fed would follow up its rate hike with another later this year.

The dollar was off to a downbeat start after CPI and retail sales figures all came in the red before the FOMC took center stage.

The dollar was steady on Wednesday, reversing major early losses, after the Federal Reserve raised U.S. overnight interest rates and said it was prepared to continue tightening monetary policy.

The Federal Reserve pressed ahead with plans to shrink its $4.5 trillion in bond holdings, outlining on Wednesday.

Britain’s pound slipped towards a seven-month low against the euro on Wednesday.

U.S. retail sales in May recorded their biggest drop in 16 months and consumer prices unexpectedly fell.

Tight trading conditions persisted but AUD and GBP pairs were on the move during the session. What moved them? Well, read on and find out.

Australia will be releasing its May jobs report tomorrow, so some volatility is expected. Read up if you need to get up to speed!

Not even China’s data dump was able to fire up volatility ahead of the FOMC’s awaited policy decision.

The dollar eased on Wednesday with investors looking past an expected U.S. rate hike later in the day for clues on Federal Reserve policy for the rest of the year.

The Bank of Japan is set to keep monetary settings unchanged on Friday and reassure markets it will lag way behind the Federal Reserve in dialing back its massive stimulus program.

Asian shares turned mixed on Wednesday as investors everywhere awaited clarity on the Federal Reserve’s future path for U.S. policy after a likely rate rise later in the day. Economic data out of China showed retail sales and industrial output topped forecasts in May, but a miss in urban investment reinforced views the world’s second-largest …