EUR/USD was trading around weekly highs on Friday, as dovish FOMC meeting provided a long-term bearish bias for the greenback.
It seems that we can forget about any shift or action from the SNB in the coming years, as the Swiss Franc is now under the significant pressure, as the ECB added more stimulus several weeks ago.
Earlier this week Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe upgraded his "third arrow" of the so-called Abenomics, a set of measures aimed at revitalizing growth in the world's third largest economy.
Retail sales, a key measure of consumer spending, fell in line with analysts' forecasts in May.
The most traded currency pair is trading above 1.36 level again, as the Federal Reserve proceeded with the tapering of its quantitative easing programme.
During June's policy meeting, the European Central Bank trimmed all three interest rates and extended its loan programmes.
Markets are already pricing in dovish RBA and a potential rate cut, as economy is struggling to pass the transition phase.
The RBNZ will take a pause in July?
The Sterling received little support from the MPC minutes, with the cable inching only slightly above 1.70, however, slumping to an intraday low right after.
The U.S. Dollar stayed lower following the Federal Reserve's decision to continue tapering its asset purchases and maintain interest rates near zero even after bond-buying scheme is phased out.
Over the last years markets were ignoring releases of the money supply indicator in the 18-nation bloc.
Australian politicians and policymakers are still playing the good and the bad cop.
Japan's May trade deficit narrowed more than it was originally expected, as both exports and imports registered losses, however, a sharp drop in shipments is raising concerns about future prospects.
It seems that we can forget about the penetration of the 1.70-mark any time soon.
Finally, some promising data from the world's largest economy.
The latest GDP, unemployment and inflation reports all showed that Germany is still able to push the growth in the whole region, despite Ukraine tensions, political sanctions and worrying comments from the ECB.
The NZD/USD currency pair is forming a double top pattern, with the highest level just slightly below 0.87-mark considered as a major resistance.
Abenomics are boosting consumer prices and growth in the world's third largest economy.
The cable is trying to inch above a major level of 1.70, moving to this mark for the first time since August 2009.
The Federal Reserve and its Chairwoman Janet Yellen have been surprisingly confident about future prospects of the world's largest economy.
The most traded currency pair was trading around 1.3560 level on Monday, refusing to penetrate a crucial level of 1.35.
On Thursday the NZD/USD currency pair rocketed 1.61% on the back of further tightening from the RBNZ.
The BoJ is getting predictable.
It seems that Friday was a good day to open long positions on the cable.