Global financial markets are balancing moderately amid expectations of fresh inflation data in the United States and comments from the European Central Bank on monetary policy.
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The gold price of $ 1,900 an ounce proved difficult to overcome.
US equities hovered around all-time highs as investors continue to consider the impact of rebounding inflation on monetary policy, and the S&P 500 was able to recover on Tuesday and hovered around its May 10 highs.
Markit Economics data showed that the IHS Markit industrial production index in the US in May was 62.1 points against the original 61.5 points.
The day before the publication of PMI figures from Europe was strongly greeted, even before the statistics were released, there was optimism.
The market adage about having to sell stocks in May and leave the market doesn't seem to work this year.
According to analysts of commodity markets, the coming week for oil quotes will be quite stable due to the support of domestic industry statistics from the United States.
The EUR / USD pair started the new week neutral, staying close to the important resistance at 1.2200.
Gold prices were mixed on Thursday as the US dollar rose against major currencies for the first time this week.
The absence of those willing to buy the euro and the British pound at the current highs, as well as the fundamental recharge, which is so lacking in risky assets, all this led to a downward correction of the EURUSD and GBPUSD pairs.
The Australian dollar and New Zealand dollar edged up against their major counterparts in the Asian session on Tuesday.
The US dollar index continues to slide down. During the Asian session on Wednesday, it renewed its two-year low, at 89.57.
The US dollar weakened against most of its peers on Thursday as a rally in equity markets dampened appetite for a safe-haven currency.
