This Friday 19 December 2025, the foreign exchange market was strongly impacted by the publication of data showing an increase in inflation American currency weaker than expected and the decision of a Bank of England, deeply divided, to lower its key rates. The price index for American consumption grew by 2.7% in November over one year.

The euro fell by around 0.1% during the night and traded at 1.1724 dollars in Asia, penalized by the fact that the President of the European Central Bank, Christine Lagarde, did not provide no long-term indications and said that all options were on the table, thus opposing the more restrictive members. The currency rose by 0.38% to 183.10 yen after having reached an all-time high of 183.23 yen earlier.

The dollar weakened by 0.12% to 155.48 against the Japanese yen and fell by 0.16% to 0.794 against the Swiss franc.

The dollar index, which measures the bill Green, compared to a basket of currencies including the yen and the euro, fell by 0.04% to 98.329.

The pound has oscillated between the dollar and the US dollar after the Bank of England cut rates interest at 3.75%, as expected, but this decision was tighter than What was the market expecting, which could limit the margin of manoeuvre for a further monetary easing.

Kiwi grew by 0.2% to reach 90 yen.

Against the dollar, the Australian dollar is remained stable at $0.6610, after reaching a high of $0.6646 during the night before falling to finally close up by only 0.1%.

The New Zealand dollar fell by 0.1% at $0.5768, after ending Thursday's session virtually unchanged.

The Chinese yuan remained stable on Friday, weak data on American inflation having only elicited a moderate reaction from the dollar, but it is still on track to record its fourth consecutive weekly increase. The yuan was traded within a narrow range and settled at 7.0411 at 04:25 GMT, close to its highest level in 14 months, at 7,0400, reached on Thursday.