GBP / USD is trying to recover after a strong decline on Thursday, taking advantage of good statistics on GB retail sales.
We are at the end of the week at Friday's trading session and are looking at the FX performance.
Unexpectedly, long-expected report on retail sales, which was published with a delay due to the suspension of the US government at the year start, showed a sharp drop in retail sales in December, by 1.2%.
Yesterday gold traded somewhat mixed and volatile, but eventually ended the day with a slight gain.
The market situation is somewhat reminiscent of deja vu, global markets are again in a sea of green in the first half of the day, supported by positive sentiment about the US-China trade negotiations, and after Bloomberg reports that the US is considering extending the 60-day truce period for China after 1 Martha.
Crypto market is following the same well-known pattern since the markets gains some ground and then moves into adjustment.
