Monthly Archives: April 2018

Crude Oil: Oil trading on a weaker footing this morning

Crude Oil Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, Crude Oil declined 0.07% against the USD and closed at USD68.08 per barrel on Friday, after Baker Hughes disclosed that active oil rigs in the US increased by 5 to … Continue reading

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Silver: White metal extends its losses in the morning session

Silver Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, Silver slightly declined against the USD and closed at USD16.57 per ounce on Friday. In the Asian session, at GMT0300, the pair is trading at 16.54, with silver trading 0.18% lower … Continue reading

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Gold: Yellow metal trading lower in the Asian session

Gold Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, Gold rose 0.57% against the USD and closed at USD1325.70 per ounce on Friday, amid weakness in the US Dollar. In the Asian session, at GMT0300, the pair is trading at … Continue reading

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AUD/USD: Australia’s private sector credit came in better-than-expected in March

AUDUSD Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the AUD rose 0.32% against the USD and closed at 0.7579 on Friday. LME Copper prices declined 1.29% or $88.5/MT to $6797.0/MT. Aluminium prices rose 2.04% or $45.0/MT to $2249.0/MT. In … Continue reading

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USD/CAD: Loonie reverses its gains in the Asian session

USDCAD Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the USD declined 0.31% against the CAD and closed at 1.2834 on Friday. In the Asian session, at GMT0300, the pair is trading at 1.2848, with the USD trading 0.11% higher … Continue reading

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USD/CHF: Swiss Franc trading slightly lower this morning

USDCHF Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the USD declined 0.14% against the CHF and closed at 0.9877 on Friday. In the Asian session, at GMT0300, the pair is trading at 0.9881, with the USD trading marginally higher … Continue reading

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USD/JPY: Japanese Yen trading a tad higher in the Asian session

USDJPY Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the USD declined 0.22% against the JPY and closed at 109.11 on Friday. In the Asian session, at GMT0300, the pair is trading at 109.1, with the USD trading slightly lower … Continue reading

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GBP/USD: UK posted its slowest rate of economic growth since 2012 in 1Q 2018

GBPUSD Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the GBP declined 0.96% against the USD and closed at 1.3781 on Friday, after downbeat British economic growth figures diminished the odds of a May interest rate hike. Data indicated that … Continue reading

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EUR/USD: German unemployment rate remained unchanged in April

EURUSD Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the EUR rose 0.19% against the USD and closed at 1.2128 on Friday. On the macro front, the Euro-zone’s final consumer confidence index rose to a level of 0.4 in April, … Continue reading

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Crude Oil: Oil extends its losses in the Asian session, ahead of Baker Hughes weekly rig count data

Crude Oil Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, Crude Oil slightly declined against the USD and closed at USD68.13 per barrel. In the Asian session, at GMT0300, the pair is trading at 67.93, with oil trading 0.29% lower … Continue reading

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Silver: White metal trading on a weaker footing this morning

Silver Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, Silver declined 0.30% against the USD and closed at USD16.57 per ounce, tracking losses in gold prices. In the Asian session, at GMT0300, the pair is trading at 16.55, with silver … Continue reading

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