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     The  Euro  strengthened  against  the  U.S.  dollar  after  the   €/£  The change in €/£/$                 €/$
     release of the Nonfarm Payrolls (NFP) report, which showed
     that the U.S. economy created fewer jobs than expected.   0.8710                                         1.1740
     Across the Atlantic, Gross Domestic Product (GDP) figures   0.8700                                       1.1720
     for the second quarter of 2025 were revised upward on an
     annual  basis.  The  EUR/USD  rate  rose  by  0.3%  to  reach   0.8690                                   1.1700
     1.1697 on Friday.                                  0.8680                                                1.1680
     The EUR/GBP pair ended rather flat at 1.1697 as traders   0.8670                                         1.1660
     exercised caution ahead of French Prime Minister François
                                                        0.8660                                                1.1640
     Bayrou’s confidence vote.
                                                        0.8650                                                1.1620

                                                        0.8640                                                1.1600
                                                               29.08.25  01.09.25  02.09.25  03.09.25  04.09.25  05.09.25
                                                                                €/£      €/$










      CARBON


     European  carbon  prices  surged  over  the  past  week,        The change in Carbon Prices
     hovering at around their highest levels in over 11 weeks.    85

     Robust compliance demand and solid German auction     80
     results lent support. Investment funds expanded their
     net long holdings, reinforcing the market’s bullish tone.   €/tonne  75

     Consequently, EUAs expiring in Dec-25 rallied over 4%   70
     for the week, slightly exceeding 76 EUR/tonne.
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                                                                   Dec25       Dec26        Dec27       Dec28
                                                                               29.08.25    05.09.25




     Power prices in Ireland are strongly linked to gas and Carbon prices by the volume of gas fired power stations in Ireland’s power market. Gas prices are in turn influenced by
     oil prices and exchange rates.

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