Published: 2026-04-27T19:44:12.000Z
North American Summary and Highlights 27 Apr
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Overview - In a quiet day, the USD saw some slippage in Europe which was corrected in North America.
European and North American sessions
In a quiet day the USD slipped in Europe on reports of an Iranian peace proposal that would reopen the Start of Hormuz but most of the slippage was erased in North America with there being no sign that the US would agree to the proposal, which did not address Iran’s nuclear activities. USD/JPY returned to 159.40 from 159.20 while EUR/USD slipped back to 1.1725 from 1.1750. EUR/JPY failed to hold a move above 187 while EUR/GBP and EUR/CHF saw little change. AUD/USD advanced to .7190 from .7160 but USD/CAD losses were marginal. Equities saw little change.