Daily Archives: June 2, 2014

Crude Oil: Crude snaps losses on the back of strong Chinese manufacturing PMI data

Crude Oil Movement On Friday, Crude Oil prices declined 0.56% against the USD for the period ending 21:00GMT, closing at 102.92, as concerns on the supply-outlook of the commodity from the Russia-Ukraine region eased after Russia withdrew a majority of … Continue reading

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Silver: White metal trading lower this morning

Silver Movement On Friday, Silver prices declined 1.21% to USD 18.81 per ounce during the period ending 21:00GMT, hurt a decline in gold prices and amid soft demand for industrial metals. In the Asian session, at GMT0300, Silver is trading … Continue reading

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Gold: Precious metal extends its Friday’s losses in the Asian session

Gold Movement On Friday, Gold prices traded lower by 0.38% against the USD in the period ending 21:00GMT, at 1250.50 per ounce, as a record-high surge in the US S&P 500 Index weighed on the demand prospect of the yellow … Continue reading

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AUD/USD: Aussie trading below its MA’s

AUDUSD Movement On Friday, the AUD weakened marginally against the USD to close at 0.9306. LME Copper prices rose 0.4% or $25.5/MT to $6995.5/MT. Aluminium prices jumped 2.2% or $39.0/MT to $1823.5/MT. In the Asian session, at GMT0300, the pair … Continue reading

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USD/CAD: Canada’s first quarter GDP rose at the slowest pace since the 2009 recession

USDCAD Movement On Friday, the USD rose 0.07% against the CAD to close at 1.0847, as the Canadian Dollar lost ground after data showed that growth in the Canadian economy contracted more-than-expected 1.2% in the first quarter of 2014, the … Continue reading

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USD/CHF: ECB’s decision for additional stimulus measure would not impact SNB’s cap on the Franc, hints SNB’s Jordan

USDCHF Movement On Friday, the USD declined 0.41% against the CHF and closed at 0.8942. On the economic front, Switzerland’s KOF leading indicator fell for the third consecutive month to a reading of 99.8 in May. Meanwhile, in an interview … Continue reading

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USD/JPY: IMF urges the BoJ to maintain its current aggressive policy measures for an extended period of time

USDJPY Movement On Friday, the USD marginally strengthened against the JPY and closed at 101.75. In economic news, housing starts in Japan fell less-than-expected 3.3% (YoY) in April while Japanese construction orders surged 104.9%, compared to an 8.8% decline recorded … Continue reading

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GBP/USD: Pound trading lower ahead of a slew of economic releases in the UK economy

GBPUSD Movement On Friday, the GBP rose 0.31% against the USD and closed at 1.6771, as the greenback lost ground following a more-than-expected fall in the US consumer sentiment index for May. In the UK, a BoE policymaker, Andrew Haldane, … Continue reading

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EUR/USD: Euro pares its gains in the Asian session

EURUSD Movement On Friday, the EUR rose 0.28% against the USD and closed at 1.3640, as the latter came under pressure from a 2.2 points drop in the US Reuters/Michigan consumer sentiment index for May to 81.9 and as the … Continue reading

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