-- 周五早盘，美元兑主要交易伙伴汇率涨跌互现——兑英镑和日元走强，兑欧元和加元走弱——本周临近尾声，市场交投清淡，仅有圣路易斯联邦储备银行中午前后公布的第一季度GDP初步估值，以及美联储理事克里斯托弗·沃勒于美国东部时间下午2点发表讲话。 下周的日程安排包括周二公布的零售销售数据、周四公布的标普全球GDP初值，以及周二对凯文·沃什的美联储主席提名。 美联储官员将在4月28日至29日联邦公开市场委员会会议召开前保持一段时间的静默期。 以下是周五前外汇市场活动的简要概述： 欧元/美元汇率从周四美国收盘时的1.1782升至1.1795，周四早盘同一时间点的汇率为1.1780。根据周五早些时候公布的数据，欧元区2月份经常账户盈余收窄幅度超出预期，而欧元区贸易收支在经历了上月的逆差后，于2月份转为顺差。欧洲央行下一次会议定于4月30日举行。 英镑/美元汇率从周四美国收盘时的1.3530和周四早盘同一时间的1.3552跌至1.3523。周五没有英国经济数据公布，但英国央行政策委员会成员休·皮尔将于美国东部时间上午8:10发表讲话。英国央行下一次会议定于4月30日举行。 美元/日元汇率从周四美国收盘时的159.1420和周四早盘同一时间的158.9144升至159.1633。日本方面没有公布任何经济数据。日本央行下一次会议定于4月27日至28日举行。 美元兑加元汇率从周四美国收盘时的1.3704跌至1.3679，周四早盘同一时段的汇率为1.3732。加拿大3月份新屋开工数据将于美国东部时间上午8:15公布，随后将于美国东部时间上午8:30公布2月份加拿大外债购买数据。加拿大央行下次会议定于4月29日举行。
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