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The European Commission projected the euro area economy to stage a gradual growth amid geopolitical risks and expects inflation to be on the track to hit the target. In the latest Spring economic forecast, released Wednesday, the commission said the single currency bloc will grow 0.8 percent this year, same as the Winter interim forecast.

Investor sentiment in Germany grew for a tenth month and at a faster than expected pace in May to its highest level in over two years, on hopes of an interest rate cut by the European Central Bank in June and an increase in export demand from China, results of a survey revealed Tuesday. The ZEW Indicator of Economic Sentiment for Germany climbed to 47.1 from 42.9 in April.

The Canadian dollar strengthened against its major counterparts in the New York session on Wednesday.

Germany's industrial production declined for the first time in three months in March driven by the decreases in consumer and intermediate goods output, official data revealed Wednesday. Industrial production declined 0.4 percent on a monthly basis, in contrast to the 1.7 percent increase in February, Destatis reported.

This episode shines a spotlight on EURUSD, GBPUSD, EURCAD, and WTI Oil. Discover the ins and outs of energy prices and gain insights into Federal Reserve Chair Powell's latest statements.

USD: Still on track; The headline figure for August payrolls proved to be slightly stronger than anticipated. However, this positive development was offset by downward revisions to previous months' data.

USD: Less pain, more gain recently, the financial markets have been centered around two main themes: the resilience of the United States and the challenges faced by China. While these factors have varying impacts on different types of assets, in the realm of foreign exchange (FX), they generally converge into one outcome—a stronger Dollar.