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Megan Greene from the Bank of England noted the impact of the dollar's exchange rate on British monetary policy. In her opinion, a weaker dollar has a deflationary effect on the UK economy, helping to accelerate rate cuts.

Preliminary data from Statistics Canada showed an increase in retail sales by 0.7% in March, after a decline of 0.4% in February. According to experts surveyed by Bloomberg, this growth was driven by consumers seeking to outpace possible price increases caused by escalating trade tensions.

As a competitor to Ethereum, Solana continues to strengthen its market position. While it lagged behind Bitcoin last year, SOL has posted a remarkable return of more than 10,000% over the past five years, compared to BTC's 1,100%.

All 54 economists surveyed by Bloomberg believe the Bank of Japan will keep the benchmark rate at 0.5% as a result of this week's meeting. Meanwhile, the central bank's new forecasts for Japan's economy will be closely analyzed for any clues regarding the extent of the pause.

S&P Global Ratings has warned of a possible downgrade of Australia's credit rating. Earlier, the country's major political parties made election promises that could lead to increased government spending, a structural budget deficit, and higher government debt.

An increase of the indicator value may contribute to the rise in quotes of CAD.

An increase of the indicator value may contribute to the rise in quotes of AUD.

An increase of the indicator value may contribute to the rise in quotes of JPY.

An increase of the indicator value may contribute to the rise in quotes of GBP.

A decrease of the indicator value may contribute to the fall in quotes of Aluminium.