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EURO-DOLLAR: The USD recouped month-, year-end losses through Thursday's market

return, with EUR/USD extending its corrective pullback away from its Tuesday

high of $1.1239 to $1.1164. Rate edged back to $1.1173 into the close. A Tokyo

thinned Asian session saw rate extend this minor correction to $1.1179 before

news of the US strike on Iranian officials in Baghdad(killing the Quds Force

General Qassem Soleimani) prompted a move into risk. EUR/USD was pressed back to

retest Thursday's low but again met decent support here. Break here to expose

next area of support between $1.1155/45 ahead of $1.1132/29(61.8%

$1.1066-1.1239/21-dma). Resistance $1.1180, $1.1200, $1.1220/25, $1.1239. Market

will watch for any retaliation from Iran and possible escalation of hostilities

in the Middle East for effects on risk.

- Germany states' CPI releases begin with Saxony at 0800GMT. Pan-Germany CPI

released at 1300GMT, median 0.4%mm, 1.4%yy. Germany employment data at 0855GMT

ahead of EZ M3 money supply at 0900GMT. US ISM Mfg at 1500GMT.