Monthly Archives: February 2019

USD/CAD: Loonie extends its losses in the morning session

Posted on February 26, 2019 by GCI Financial

USDCAD Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the USD rose 0.37% against the CAD and closed at 1.3187. In the Asian session, at GMT0400, the pair is trading at 1.3198, with the USD trading 0.08% higher against the … Continue reading →

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USD/CHF: Swiss Franc reverses its losses in the Asian session

Posted on February 26, 2019 by GCI Financial

USDCHF Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the USD rose 0.10% against the CHF and closed at 1.0005. On the macro front, Switzerland’s total sight deposits rose to a level of CHF576.5 billion in the week ended 22 … Continue reading →

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USD/JPY: Japan’s leading index declined more-than-estimated in December

Posted on February 26, 2019 by GCI Financial

USDJPY Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the USD rose 0.41% against the JPY and closed at 111.07. In economic news, Japan’s final coincident index slid to a level of 101.8 in December, following a level of 102.9 … Continue reading →

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GBP/USD: British Pound trading higher in the morning session

Posted on February 26, 2019 by GCI Financial

GBPUSD Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the GBP rose 0.40% against the USD and closed at 1.3120, amid news that the British Prime Minister, Theresa May delayed a parliamentary vote on her Brexit deal. In the Asian … Continue reading →

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

Posted on February 26, 2019 by GCI Financial

EURUSD Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the EUR rose 0.18% against the USD and closed at 1.1360. In the US, data indicated that the US Chicago Fed national activity index unexpectedly fell to a level of -0.43 … Continue reading →

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Crude Oil: Oil reverses its gains in the Asian session

Posted on February 25, 2019 by GCI Financial

Crude Oil Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, Crude Oil rose 0.70% against the USD and closed at USD57.20 per barrel on Friday, after fresh figures from Baker Hughes disclosed that the number of active oil rigs declined … Continue reading →

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Silver: White metal trading on a stronger footing in the morning session

Posted on February 25, 2019 by GCI Financial

Silver Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, Silver rose 0.57% against the USD and closed at USD15.98 per ounce on Friday. In the Asian session, at GMT0400, the pair is trading at 16.03, with silver trading 0.31% higher … Continue reading →

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Gold: Yellow metal extends its gains this morning

Posted on February 25, 2019 by GCI Financial

Gold Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, Gold rose 0.46% against the USD and closed at USD1332.80 per ounce on Friday, amid broad weakness in the US dollar. In the Asian session, at GMT0400, the pair is trading … Continue reading →

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AUD/USD: Aussie extends its losses in the Asian session

Posted on February 25, 2019 by GCI Financial

AUDUSD Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the AUD declined 0.98% against the USD and closed at 0.7097. LME Copper prices rose 0.6% or $39.5/MT to $6391.0/MT. Aluminium prices rose 1.6% or $29.0/MT to $1858.5/MT. In the Asian … Continue reading →

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USD/CAD: Canada’s retail sales fell in December

Posted on February 25, 2019 by GCI Financial

USDCAD Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the USD declined 0.72% against the CAD and closed at 1.3138 on Friday. Macroeconomic data indicated that Canada’s retail sales declined 0.1% on a monthly basis in December, compared to a … Continue reading →

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USD/CHF: Swiss Franc extends its gains in the morning session

Posted on February 25, 2019 by GCI Financial

USDCHF Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the USD declined 0.10% against the CHF and closed at 1.0002. In the Asian session, at GMT0400, the pair is trading at 0.9991, with the USD trading 0.11% lower against the … Continue reading →

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