Forex Market Review (European Session) – Yen weakens ahead of Japanese elections; loonie falls sharply as retail sales miss expectations

As markets head into the weekend, investors during the European session were concentrated on political developments in Spain as well as on Brexit negotiations. Japanese snap elections would be also in focus on Sunday with the Yen showing some weakness on Friday. However, the Loonie was the worst performer out of majors today after retail sales and inflation figures came in worse than expected. […]