#USD holds its positions against #EUR, #JPY, but adds to #AUD, #GBP, which reflects the preservation of traction in protective assets. Stock indices lose more than 1% as #SPX and #DJIA drop by 1.5% over the past 24h. #Gold and #Bitcoin have impressively increased due to the increased demand for safe-havens.
Trade wars escalation worries were the main theme of the outgoing week that pressured risk-sensitive currencies. #GBP, #AUD, #ZAR and #TRY were the major losers to #USD. #JPY and #CHF are in positive territory. But there is an exception β #RUB β that showed the largest increase against the dollar.