It was an odd week of outcomes in FX as traders balance country specific top tier catalysts and broad market themes like rate cut expectations.  The Greenback trailed behind its peers once again this week, dragged lower by another set of mostly downbeat data from the U.S. & no hawkish rhetoric from Fed appearances. On the flip side, the Japanese yen found its way to the top spot, likely gaining from positive Japanese data feeding rate hike speculation for the Bank of Japan. 

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