An employee shows U.S. dollars banknotes at a money changer in Jakarta, Indonesia, April 24, 2018. Pictures taken April 24, 2018. Antara Foto/Hafidz Mubarak/via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. In a widely expected decision, the Bank of Japan kept rates steady, maintaining its ultra-loose monetary settings.The euro was steady versus the dollar at $1.1380. The single currency was supported by news Italy had struck a deal with the European Commission over its contested 2019 budget.Sterling, which has taken a beating this year on Brexit uncertainty, added 0.1 percent at $1.2619.

Source: Egypt Today December 20, 2018 09:33 UTC