Monthly Archives: April 2020

USD/CHF: Swiss Franc trading a tad higher in the morning session

USDCHF Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the USD rose 0.86% against the CHF and closed at 0.9721. In the Asian session, at GMT0300, the pair is trading at 0.9719, with the USD trading marginally lower against the … Continue reading

Posted in USD/CHF | Comments Off

USD/JPY: Japanese Yen trading on a weaker footing this morning

USDJPY Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the USD declined 1.15% against the JPY and closed at 108.88. In the Asian session, at GMT0300, the pair is trading at 108.95, with the USD trading 0.06% higher against the … Continue reading

Posted in USD/JPY | Comments Off

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

GBPUSD Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the GBP declined 4.94% against the USD and closed at 1.2385. On the data front, UK’s RICS housing price balance eased to 11.0% in March, compared to a level of 29.0% … Continue reading

Posted in GBP/USD | Comments Off

EUR/USD: Euro trading a tad higher in the morning session

EURUSD Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the EUR declined 0.35% against the USD and closed at 1.0858. In the US, MBA mortgage applications dropped 17.9% in the week ended 3 April 2020, compared to a rise of … Continue reading

Posted in EUR/USD | Comments Off

Crude Oil: Oil trading higher, ahead of EIA’s weekly crude oil stockpiles data

Crude Oil Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, Crude Oil declined 7.78% against the USD and closed at USD24.64 per barrel, on oversupply concerns. Additionally, the American Petroleum Institute (API) reported that crude oil inventories rose by 11.9 … Continue reading

Posted in Crude Oil | Comments Off

Silver: White metal extends its losses in the Asian session

Silver Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, Silver declined 1.26% against the USD and closed at USD15.26 per ounce. In the Asian session, at GMT0300, the pair is trading at 15.25, with silver trading marginally lower against the … Continue reading

Posted in Silver | Comments Off

Gold: Yellow metal reverses its losses in the morning session

Gold Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, Gold declined 1.92% against the USD and closed at USD1681.40 per ounce, amid signs of slowdown in coronavirus cases in some countries. In the Asian session, at GMT0300, the pair is … Continue reading

Posted in Gold | Comments Off

AUD/USD: Australia’s central bank kept its interest rate unchanged

AUDUSD Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the AUD declined 10.67% against the USD and closed at 0.6167. The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA), in its interest rate decision, kept its key interest unchanged at 0.25%. However, the … Continue reading

Posted in AUD/USD | Comments Off

USD/CAD: Canada’s Ivey PMI plunges more-than-expected in March

USDCAD Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the USD rose 7.41% against the CAD and closed at 1.4008. On the data front, Canada’s seasonally adjusted Ivey Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) plunged to 26.0 in March, more than market … Continue reading

Posted in USD/CAD | Comments Off

USD/CHF: Swiss Franc trading on a weaker footing this morning

USDCHF Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the USD rose 0.57% against the CHF and closed at 0.9693. In the Asian session, at GMT0300, the pair is trading at 0.9720, with the USD trading 0.28% higher against the … Continue reading

Posted in USD/CHF | Comments Off

USD/JPY: Japan’s leading economic index rose in February

USDJPY Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the USD declined 1.25% against the JPY and closed at 108.77. On the data front, Japan’s coincident index unexpectedly climbed to 95.8 in February, defying market consensus for a drop to … Continue reading

Posted in USD/JPY | Comments Off