GBP/USD slipped below 1.32, down 0.08% on the day.

ECB minutes for the Sept. 9-10 meeting, published Thursday, said inf may end up higher than previously forecast but policymakers stressed avoiding any signal of further policy action and keeping all options open. The minutes said it was especially important not to provide guidance on the future path of interest rates. The Governing Council raised policy rates by 25bps at the meeting; all policymakers judged inf risks to be tilted to the upside.

Iraq's State Organization for Marketing of Oil (SOMO) set the official selling price for Basra Medium crude to North and South America for November at a $3.10/bbl premium to Argus Sour crude.