This Friday the dollar fell, while the Indian rupee is expected to hover near its all-time low. The ruble and the yuan are strengthening and the South African rand is benefiting from the national economy.

The dollar fell on Friday, ahead of the publication of figures likely to show a cooling of the labor market in the United States, which could hasten a rate cut by the Federal Reserve (Fed), after its status quo on Wednesday. Around 09:30 GMT (11:30 CET), the greenback was losing against the single European currency, which appreciated by 0.27%, to 1.0821 dollars for one euro, and against many other currencies such as the Swiss franc and the yen. The American currency remained almost stable against the British one, which fell by 0.03% to 1.2735

The Indian rupee is expected to hover near its all-time low at the opening on Friday, unable to benefit from a fall in US bond yields, with traders expecting intervention from the Reserve Bank of India to continue to limit currency losses. Undeliverable futures indicate that the rupee will open around 83.73-83.74 against the US dollar, slightly weaker than its close at 83.7175 in the previous session. The rupee fell to an all-time low of 83.7450

The Russian ruble appreciated against the dollar on Friday after Russia said that current prices for oil, the country's main export commodity, were comfortable. At 07:30 GMT, the ruble was up 0.7% to 85.50 against the dollar. The ruble is also supported by the recent decision of the central bank to raise the benchmark interest rate by 200 basis points to 18%, as well as by delays in international payments for imported goods due to Western sanctions.

The Chinese yuan strengthened against the US dollar on Friday and seems poised for a second consecutive week of gains, due to an overall stronger Japanese yen and the prospects of a narrowing of the yield gap with the United States. At 03:19 GMT, the yuan was up 0.19% to 7.2322 per dollar. If the yuan finishes the late-night close at noon, it will have gained 0.25% over the week and recorded a second consecutive weekly increase

The South African rand strengthened in early trading on Friday, helped by signs of improvement in the national economy and by a weak dollar on global markets. The rand was trading at 18.2275 against the dollar at 06:35 GMT, up about 0.3% from Thursday's close. Volkmar Baur, an analyst at Commerzbank, said in a note that “structural improvements in the South African economy should continue to