Lincoln Park, New Jersey -based ConSup North America Inc. is recalling around 85,984 pounds of ready-to-eat or RTE sliced prosciutto ham product produced in Germany without the benefit of equivalent inspection, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service or FSIS announced.

The Japanese yen weakened against other major currencies in the Asian session on Friday after the Bank of Japan left its key interest rate unchanged and raised its inflation outlook.

The Japanese yen weakened against other major currencies in the Asian session on Friday.

European stocks are likely to open on a positive note Friday after tech giants Alphabet and Microsoft reported earnings beat for the first quarter, helping ease concerns about the cost of artificial intelligence.

Indian shares were little changed in cautious trade on Friday as investors reacted to mixed earnings results from U.S. tech majors as well as new U.S. data showing slowing GDP growth but strong inflation.

Currency and commodity pairs gained momentum. Pound-dollar, Bitcoin-dollar, and oil-dollar pairs rose, while the Aussie dollar pair corrected. Major financial news: potential SEC rejection of ether ETFs, Swiss National Bank's record profit, and rising oil prices amid Middle East tensions.

The U.S. PCE index, scheduled for release later today, may exceed expectations, dampening prospects for Fed interest rate cuts.

Expert market comment made by senior analyst Alex Kuptsikevich of the FxPro Analyst Team: US economy: slower growth with stronger inflation

Expert market comment made by senior analyst Alex Kuptsikevich of the FxPro Analyst Team: The Nasdaq100 might retreat to 15800

Yen falls to new 34-year low ahead of BoJ decision - Dollar traders await GDP and PCE data - Wall Street mixed, gold stays on the back foot