• Off 0.1% early after closing up 0.45% with the U.S. dollar off 0.1%

• UK shoppers raised their spending in March, despite the US tariff onslaught

• Britain secures fuel shipment to keep its last steel blast furnaces alight

• Global uncertainty will ensure most countries try to become self-sufficient

• Charts - 5, 10, & 21-day moving averages rise, 21-day Bolli bands expand

• Daily momentum studies climb - positive signals suggest further gains

• Yesterday's 1.3068 low and Friday's 1.2968 base are first supports

• The 1.3207 2025 high and then the 1.3434 2024 high are initial resistance
Andy

(Andrew Spencer is a Reuters market analyst. The views expressed are his own.)