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The euro was higher against its major counterparts in the New York session on Friday, as concerns about an escalation in the Middle East conflict eased after a subdued response from Iran to Israel's retaliatory attack.

Euro area construction output grew for a third straight month in February and at a stronger pace, mainly led by civil engineering works and rebound in building construction, preliminary data from the statistical office Eurostat showed Thursday. Construction output rose a calendar and seasonally adjusted 1.8 percent month-on-month following a downwardly revised 0.2 percent gain in January.

The euro was higher against its major counterparts in the European session on Wednesday, as investors cheered inflation data out of U.K and Eurozone.

Germany's economic confidence strengthened more-than-expected to hit the highest in more than two years in April as investors anticipate the economy to pick up over the coming months amid the global recovery, survey results from the think tank ZEW showed on Tuesday. The ZEW Indicator of Economic Sentiment surged to 42.9 in April from 31.7 in the previous month. The reading was seen at 35.1.

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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.