It was a day of subdued trading for major FX following the swings during the CPI/Bostic impacted US Thursday.

News and data flow was very light.

There was some thought we might have heard more on how the US and Israel are negotiating on a response to Iran but there hasn’t been much new on this.

As I update mainland Chinese equities are heavier in morning trade. Hong Kong markets were closed for a holiday. On Saturday China's Finance Ministry will hold a press briefing on fiscal policy and economic development at 10 am Beijing time (0200 GMT, 2200 US Eastern time). This will be followed on Monday by another press briefing, this time from China's Infrastructure Ministry, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, and State Administration for Market Regulation. This will be at 10 am Beijing time too. The yuan traded a little firmer.

In equity market news, Musk unveiled the Tesla Robotaxi / Cybercab at his event Thursday evening.

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