Happy Friday, traders! Let’s review the biggest news from this week’s final trading session.

Market news for different trading pairs:

📈 Economic Growth Forecast:
Goldman Sachs has bumped up its prediction for how much the US economy will grow in the first quarter of 2024 to +2.5%. Right now, the US Dollar is sitting at 104.30.

🛢 Oil Price Surge:
Brent crude oil prices have shot past $91 for the first time in six months. This surge is because people are worried about conflicts escalating in the Middle East, which might mess up oil supplies. As a result, XBRUSD (that’s the symbol for oil trading) has climbed to 90.80.

🇨🇳 Yellen’s Message in China:
Janet Yellen, a top economic official from the US, went to China for five days. She’s given a serious warning: China is making way more environmentally friendly energy stuff, like electric cars and solar panels than the world actually wants.

🇯🇵 Japan’s Exchange Rate Action:
Japan’s Prime Minister, Kishida, said they’ll step in if the value of the yen starts bouncing around too much. Right now, the yen is in a spot where Japan’s central bank might need to intervene. The exchange rate for the US dollar and Japanese yen (USDJPY) is 151.

🥇 Gold and the Dollar:
Bridgewater, a big investment firm, thinks the dollar’s recent strength isn’t really deserved, especially since the US has a big deficit. They also think the sudden rise in gold prices is just a guess. Right now, the price of gold (XAUUSD) is at 2280.

🤖 Google’s New Search Plans:
Google is thinking about using artificial intelligence to make paid searches better. This could be a big change in how Google makes money. Because of this news, shares in Google (which trades as GOOGL) have dipped to 150.80.

🇺🇸 US Unemployment Claims:
The number of people in the US who’ve asked for unemployment benefits for the first time hit its highest level since January. Last week, there were 221,000 new claims.

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