Currencies
The Bloomberg Dollar Spot Index gained 0.8 percent, the largest rise in more than 10 weeks. The euro declined 0.4 percent to $1.2457. The British pound fell 1 percent to $1.4123. The Japanese yen fell 0.7 percent to 110.144 per dollar, the weakest since Jan. 23.
Bonds
The yield on 10-year Treasuries rose five basis points to 2.834 percent. It touched 2.8525 earlier. Germany’s 10-year yield rose five basis points to 0.77 percent, the highest in more than two years. Japan’s 10-year yield dipped one basis point to 0.086 percent.
Commodities
West Texas Intermediate crude fell 0.5 percent to settle at $65.45 a barrel. Gold posted the biggest weekly drop since early December. Futures on Friday decreased 0.8 percent to settle at $1,337.30 an ounce.
This article was provided by Bloomberg News.