US Dollar Mixed Early Friday Ahead of Michigan Sentiment, St. Louis Fed GDP

MT newswire2026/10/09 10:20

06:20 AM EDT, 10/09/2026 (MT Newswires) -- The US dollar was mixed against its major trading partners early Friday - up versus the yen and Canadian dollar, down versus the euro and pound -- ahead of the release of the preliminary University of Michigan consumer sentiment reading for October at 10:00 am ET and an update to the St. Louis Federal Reserve's GDP nowcast estimate around midday. A quick summary of foreign exchange activity heading into Friday: EUR/USD rose to 1.1219 from 1.1216 at the Thursday US close and 1.1182 at the same time Thursday morning. There are no Eurozone data on Friday's schedule, but European Central Bank policy board member Isabel Schnabel is due to speak at 9:35 am ET. The next European Central Bank meeting is scheduled for Oct. 29. GBP/USD rose to 1.3240 from 1.3226 at the Thursday US close and 1.3190 at the same time Thursday morning. There are no UK data on Friday's schedule. The next Bank of England meeting is scheduled for Nov. 5. USD/JPY rose to 158.2541 from 157.8602 at the Thursday US close but was below a level of 158.2721 at the same time Thursday morning. Japanese household spending growth slowed in August while Japanese machine tool orders growth slowed in September, according to data released overnight. The next Bank of Japan meeting is scheduled for Oct. 30. USD/CAD rose to 1.4227 from 1.4221 at the Thursday US close and 1.4264 at the same time Thursday morning. The Canadian employment report for September is due to be released at 8:30 am ET. The next Bank of Canada meeting is scheduled for Oct. 28.

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