EUR/USD down at 1.4135 from a North American close Thursday up around 1.4200.
German Chancellor Merkel and French President Sarkozy meeting today to discuss Greece. Meanwhile it was interesting to hear former Fed Chairman Greenspan opine that a Greek default is “almost certain.”
Euro zone data due today:
06:00 GMT: EU 25 new car registrations for May
06:45 GMT: French wages Q1 (final) expected +1.0% q/q
08:00 GMT: Italian trade balance for April
09:00 GMT: Euro zone trade balance for April expected -1.9 bln; s.a -2.7 bln
09:00 GMT: Euro zone construction output for April
09:00 GMT: Italian current account for April
14:00 GMT: ECB June monthly report