On Wednesday, the U.S. dollar (USD) retreated as investors exercised caution ahead of a key U.S. employment report and ongoing developments in tariff negotiations led by former President Donald Trump. The weakening of the greenback reflects a tense market atmosphere driven by geopolitical uncertainty and protectionist economic policies.

The French government has officially submitted a €410 million ($466 million USD) offer to acquire a portion of Atos SE’s $ATO.PA former Advanced Computing business. This move comes as part of a broader initiative to secure critical technological assets and stabilize one of France’s historically prominent IT firms.

On Tuesday, global oil prices experienced a second decline within the same day amid mounting expectations that OPEC+ — the coalition of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and its allies — will announce a production increase at their upcoming meeting later this week. Brent crude futures fell 24 cents (0.4%) to $64.50 per barrel by 05:07 GMT, while West Texas Intermediate (WTI) futures dropped 29 cents (0.5%) to $61.24 per barrel. The decline follows a US market holiday on Monday due to Memorial Day, when WTI contracts were not traded.