European shares and the euro rallied on Monday, after European leaders agreed to draw up a Ukraine peace plan, while bitcoin surged after U.S. President Donald Trump unveiled plans for a new U.S. strategic cryptocurrency reserve.

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The dollar retreated on Tuesday, extending declines after a soft reading on U.S. consumer confidence and a drop in U.S. yields weighed, while optimism for more spending in Germany helped lift the euro.

EUR/CAD rose on Tuesday as Euro was buoyed against loonie after U.S. President Donald Trump said tariffs on Mexico and Canada would proceed as planned. On Monday, Trump stated that tariffs on Canadian and

The U.S. dollar rose against a broad range of currencies on Friday including the euro, sterling and those tied to commodities such as the Australian dollar, as investors consolidated positions ahead of the weekend,

The euro rebounded on Monday as hopes for a Ukraine peace deal improved, and interest rate differentials moved against the dollar ahead of a possibly pivotal steer on U.S. economic growth in the February payrolls report late in the week.

In an interview with Defense News, Paolo Zampolli said he had been discussing the idea of the U.S. entering the tri-nation Global Combat Air Programme.

The Great British Pound has outperformed other leading currencies in February amid positive economic data. The currency rallied by 1.8% against the U.S. dollar this month, making February its best-performing month since September of last year.

A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Kevin Buckland It's been building for a long time, but worries about the destabilising and economically destructive potential of Donald Trump's trade policies seem to have come to a head at the end of the month,

London (UKX) -0.24% to 8,713. Germany (DAX:IND) -0.89% to 22,594. France (CAC:IND) -0.57% to 8,097. The Economic Tendency Indicator for Sweden edged down to 97.1 in February. Switzerland’s GDP growth slowed to 0.

The German election may fuel optimism about potential fiscal policy reform, which is expected to revitalise Europe's largest economy. The euro and the DAX could strengthen further amid the projected result.