The U.S. dollar steadied in early European trade Friday ahead of the release of key inflation data, the euro edged higher while the Japanese yen slipped slightly but remained on course for its strongest week in three months.
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The manufacturing purchasing managers’ index dropped from 45.1 points to 42.2, a nine-month low, according to S&P Global.