Monthly Archives: March 2018

AUD/USD: Australia’s manufacturing sector growth cooled in February

Posted on March 1, 2018 by GCI Financial

AUDUSD Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the AUD declined 0.36% against the USD and closed at 0.7762. LME Copper prices declined 1.1% or $75.0/MT to $6953.0/MT. Aluminium prices declined 0.6% or $14.0/MT to $2158.5/MT. In the Asian … Continue reading →

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USD/CAD: Loonie trading lower, ahead of Canada’s manufacturing data

Posted on March 1, 2018 by GCI Financial

USDCAD Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the USD rose 0.44% against the CAD and closed at 1.2831. In the Asian session, at GMT0400, the pair is trading at 1.2837, with the USD trading 0.1% higher against the … Continue reading →

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USD/CHF: Swiss ZEW economic expectations index deteriorated in February

Posted on March 1, 2018 by GCI Financial

USDCHF Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the USD rose 0.46% against the CHF and closed at 0.9444. Macroeconomic data indicated that the ZEW economic expectations index in Switzerland fell to a level of 25.8 in February, compared … Continue reading →

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USD/JPY: Japan’s manufacturing sector activity fell less than initially estimated in February

Posted on March 1, 2018 by GCI Financial

USDJPY Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the USD declined 0.59% against the JPY and closed at 106.63. In the Asian session, at GMT0400, the pair is trading at 106.69, with the USD trading 0.06% higher against the … Continue reading →

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GBP/USD: UK must speed up Brexit negotiations in order to reach a deal this year, warns Michel Barnier

Posted on March 1, 2018 by GCI Financial

GBPUSD Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the GBP declined 1.0% against the USD and closed at 1.3757, as Brexit talks with the European Union’s (EU) hit another stumbling block, after the UK Prime Minister, Theresa May, rejected … Continue reading →

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EUR/USD: Euro-zone’s annual inflation eased to a 14-month low level in February

Posted on March 1, 2018 by GCI Financial

EURUSD Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the EUR declined 0.2% against the USD and closed at 1.2196, after data revealed that annual inflation in the Euro-zone slowed in February. The Euro-zone’s flash consumer price index (CPI) advanced … Continue reading →

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