Monthly Archives: April 2019

EUR/USD: Euro-zone’s consumer confidence index unexpectedly declines in April

Posted on April 24, 2019 by GCI Financial

EURUSD Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the EUR declined 0.34% against the USD and closed at 1.1222. On the data front, the Euro-zone’s consumer confidence index surprisingly slid to a level of -7.9 in April, defying consensus … Continue reading →

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Crude Oil: Oil trading higher, ahead of API’s weekly crude oil inventories data

Posted on April 23, 2019 by GCI Financial

Crude Oil Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, Crude Oil rose 1.11% against the USD and closed at USD65.82 per barrel, after the US decided to terminate waivers on countries to import Iranian oil. Meanwhile, fresh figures from … Continue reading →

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Silver: White metal trading flat in the morning session

Posted on April 23, 2019 by GCI Financial

Silver Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, Silver declined 0.27% against the USD and closed at USD15.05 per ounce, tracking losses in gold prices. In the Asian session, at GMT0300, the pair is trading at 15.05, with silver … Continue reading →

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Gold: Yellow metal trading a tad lower in the Asian session

Posted on April 23, 2019 by GCI Financial

Gold Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, Gold declined 0.23% against the USD and closed at USD1277.20 per ounce. In the Asian session, at GMT0300, the pair is trading at 1276.80, with gold trading marginally lower against the … Continue reading →

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

Posted on April 23, 2019 by GCI Financial

AUDUSD Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the AUD marginally declined against the USD and closed at 0.7138. LME Copper prices declined 0.9% or $61.0/MT to $6448.0/MT. Aluminium prices declined 0.1% or $1.5/MT to $1839.0/MT. In the Asian … Continue reading →

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USD/CAD: Canada’s retail sales more-than-expected in February

Posted on April 23, 2019 by GCI Financial

USDCAD Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the USD declined 0.17% against the CAD and closed at 1.3344. In economic news, Canada’s retail sales rose 0.8% on a monthly basis in February, compared to a revised fall of … Continue reading →

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USD/CHF: Switzerland’s trade surplus narrowed in March

Posted on April 23, 2019 by GCI Financial

USDCHF Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the USD rose 0.09% against the CHF and closed at 1.0155. On the macro front, Switzerland’s seasonally adjusted trade surplus narrowed to CHF1.99 billion in March, following a revised surplus of … Continue reading →

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USD/JPY: Japan’s national consumer price index as estimated in March

Posted on April 23, 2019 by GCI Financial

USDJPY Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the USD slightly declined against the JPY and closed at 111.94. Data showed that Japan’s national consumer price index (CPI) rose 0.5% on an annual basis in March, at par with … Continue reading →

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GBP/USD: UK’s retail sales advanced to its highest level in 2.5 years in March

Posted on April 23, 2019 by GCI Financial

GBPUSD Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the GBP declined 0.09% against the USD and closed at 1.2981. Data revealed that UK’s retail sales unexpectedly climbed 6.7% on a yearly basis in March, hitting a 2.5-year high level … Continue reading →

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EUR/USD: Euro-zone’s manufacturing PMI advanced in April, while services PMI cooled in the same month

Posted on April 23, 2019 by GCI Financial

EURUSD Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the EUR rose 0.17% against the USD and closed at 1.1260. Data showed that the Euro-zone’s flash manufacturing PMI climbed to a level of 47.8 in April, compared to a reading … Continue reading →

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Crude Oil: Oil trading slightly lower, ahead of Baker Hughes weekly rig count data

Posted on April 18, 2019 by GCI Financial

Crude Oil Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, Crude Oil declined 0.99% against the USD and closed at USD63.71 per barrel, amid ongoing uncertainty over global crude supply. Meanwhile, the Energy Information Administration (EIA) report indicated that US … Continue reading →

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