Daily Archives: April 22, 2013

USD/JPY: Japan recovery a few years away, indicates Taro Aso

  On Friday, the USD strengthened 1.35% against the JPY and closed at 99.55. In the Japanese economic news, the all industry activity index climbed 0.6% (MoM) in February, compared to a downwardly revised 1.6% drop recorded in January. Leading … Continue reading

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GBP/USD: Pound fell on Fitch downgrade, trading tad higher this morning

  On Friday, GBP fell 0.33% against the USD and closed at 1.5232, after Fitch Ratings lowered the UK’s long-term foreign and local currency issuer default ratings one step to “AA+” from “AAA”, citing the weak growth performance of the … Continue reading

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USD/CHF: Cap on Swiss Franc ‘indispensable’, indicates SNB Chairman

  On Friday, the USD rose 0.10% against the CHF and closed at 0.9333. On Saturday, the Swiss National Bank’s Chairman, Thomas Jordan stated that the risk of a resurgence in the global financial crisis indicates that the Swiss National … Continue reading

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USD/CAD: Canadian Dollar starts on a positive note this morning

  On Friday, the USD rose marginally against the CAD to close at 1.0264. On the Canadian economic front, the consumer price index (CPI) rose 1.0% (MoM) in March, while the annual core CPI climbed 1.4% in March. Moreover, wholesale … Continue reading

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AUD/USD: Australia Dollar moving northwards in the Asian session

  On Friday, the AUD weakened 0.13% against the USD to close at 1.0281. LME Copper prices rose 0.2% or $12.5/MT to $6975.0/MT. Aluminium prices declined 0.1% or $2.5/MT to $1871.5/MT. In the Asian session, at GMT0300, the pair is … Continue reading

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Crude Oil: Oil trading higher in the Asian session

  On Friday, Crude Oil prices declined 0.28% against the USD for the period ending 21:00GMT, closing at 88.01. However, losses were limited amid speculation that the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries may hold an emergency meeting to discuss … Continue reading

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Silver: White metal trading higher in the Asian session

  On Friday, Silver prices declined 0.30% to the USD23.29 per ounce during the period ending 21:00GMT. In the Asian session, at GMT0300, Silver is trading at 23.53, 1.02% higher from Friday’s close. Silver is expected to find support at … Continue reading

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EUR/USD: Euro continues to trade higher in the Asian session

  On Friday, EUR rose marginally against the USD and closed at 1.3062. The European Central Bank (ECB) board member Jens Weidmann stated that interest rates in Europe are appropriate given current conditions. However, the Euro remained vulnerable as he … Continue reading

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Gold: Gold rose on demand for physical gold

  On Friday Gold prices traded higher by 0.78% against the USD in the period ending 21:00GMT, at 1403.85 per ounce, following a rise in demand for physical gold. In the Asian session, at GMT0300, Gold is trading at 1422.35, … Continue reading

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