The dollar rose 0.1% to 115.025 yen in afternoon New York trading. The dollar fell 0.4% against the Japanese currency for the week. This was its largest weekly percentage drop in over a month. The dollar was 0.1% higher at 0.9212 Swiss Francs, another safe haven.
Fears of a Russian invasion of Ukraine have also prompted increased demand for safe-haven bond, with Treasury yields falling on Friday.
Russian-backed separatists in Ukraine claimed on Friday that they would evacuate the residents of their region to Russia. U.S. Secretary Antony Blinken stated that the Russians are using the events in the border area in the last two days to inflict false provocations.
Investor jitters were relieved by news that Blinken accepted an invitation to meet with Sergei Lavrov, Russian Foreign Minister, late next week.
“Everyone is obsessed with what has happened in Ukraine. There is a lot of anxiety. Everyone wants to see some deescalation, but it doesn’t seem that way,” stated Edward Moya from Oanda, New York, senior market analyst.
“The trade was about safe havens and it’s been an amazing week for the Japanese currency. The yen is slightly weaker today, but there is still concern about the long weekend and the rhetoric from Russia.” he stated.
The Russian rouble fell 1.26% against the greenback at 77.30 per dollar.
At $1.1329 the euro fell 0.3% against the dollar, while the U.S. Dollar index rose 0.3%.
Bitcoin fell to $40,025, last week by 1.3%
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Exchange bid prices at 3:20 PM (2020 GMT).
Description RIC U.S. Close Pct. Change YTD High Bid Low Bid
Previous changes
Session
Dollar index
96.0500 95.8050 +0.27% 0.405% +96.1660 +95.7270
Euro/Dollar
$1.1329 $1.1362 -0.29% -0.35% +$1.1377 +$1.1314
Dollar/Yen
115.0250 114.9300 +0.11% -0.06% +115.2950 +114.7900
Euro/Yen
130.32 130.56 -0.18% +0.00% +131.1200 +130.2200
Dollar/Swiss
0.9212 0.9202 +0.14% +1.01% +0.9218 +0.9194
Sterling/Dollar
$1.3599 $1.3615 -0.12% +0.55% +$1.3642 +$1.3575
Dollar/Canadian
1.2750 1.2710 +0.31% +0.83% +1.2758 +1.2675
Aussie/Dollar
$0.7181 $0.7188 -0.10% -1.21% +$0.7228 +$0.7165
Euro/Swiss
1.0434 1.0453 -0.18% +0.63% +1.0482 +1.0427
Euro/Sterling
0.8329 0.8341 -0.14% -0.85% +0.8356 +0.8328
NZ
Dollar/Dollar $0.6695 $0.6694 +0.05% -2.16% +$0.6729 +$0.6688
Dollar/Norway
8.9855 8.9220 +0.65% +1.94% +9.0045 +8.8970
Euro/Norway
10.1812 10.1370 +0.44% +1.68% +10.1945 +10.1097
Dollar/Sweden
9.3895 9.3435 +0.21% +4.12% +9.4106 +9.2783
Euro/Sweden
10.6374 10.6149 +0.21% +3.94% +10.6525 +10.5516