USD/CHF: Swissy trading tad higher in the Asian session

Posted on April 15, 2013 by GCI Financial

On Friday, the USD declined marginally against the CHF and closed at 0.9298. In the Asian session, at GMT0300, the pair is trading at 0.9296, with the USD trading marginally lower from Friday’s close. The pair is expected to find … Continue reading →

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USD/CAD: Loonie softened on disappointing US economic data

Posted on April 15, 2013 by GCI Financial

On Friday, the USD rose 0.34% against the CAD to close at 1.0138, as a grim consumer sentiment reading and poor retail sales data in the US, Canada’s largest trading partner, took a toll on investor risk appetite. In the … Continue reading →

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AUD/USD: Aussie under pressure on weak Chinese economic data

Posted on April 15, 2013 by GCI Financial

  On Friday, the AUD weakened 0.44% against the USD to close at 1.0501. LME Copper prices ended flat to $7510.0/MT. Aluminium prices declined 0.8% or $14.5/MT to $1841.0/MT. In the Asian session, at GMT0300, the pair is trading at … Continue reading →

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USD/JPY: Yen gains as Kuroda paints a positive picture of Japanese markets

Posted on April 15, 2013 by GCI Financial

On Friday, the USD weakened 0.75% against the JPY and closed at 98.89. In the Asian session, at GMT0300, the pair is trading at 97.67, with the USD trading 1.23% lower from Friday’s close. Early this morning, the Bank of … Continue reading →

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EUR/USD: Euro dropped as investor sentiment dented

Posted on April 15, 2013 by GCI Financial

On Friday, EUR declined 0.27% against the USD and closed at 1.3080, as disappointing US economic data dented investor sentiment. In the US, retail sales retreated 0.4% (MoM) to $418.3 billion in March, compared to a downwardly revised rise of … Continue reading →

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GBP/USD: House prices rise in the UK

Posted on April 15, 2013 by GCI Financial

On Friday, GBP fell 0.32% against the USD and closed at 1.5344. In the UK economic news, construction output dropped 7.0% annually in February, following a revised 5.5% fall in January. Meanwhile, the Conference Board (CB) leading economic index climbed … Continue reading →

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USD/JPY: Inflation target flexible, indicates BoJ Governor

Posted on April 12, 2013 by GCI Financial

  For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the USD fell marginally against the JPY and closed at 99.65. In the Asian session, at GMT0300, the pair is trading at 99.45, with the USD trading 0.20% lower from yesterday’s close. … Continue reading →

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EUR/USD: IMF trims US growth forecasts

Posted on April 12, 2013 by GCI Financial

  For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, EUR rose 0.48% against the USD and closed at 1.3116. The European Central Bank (ECB), in its monthly bulletin indicated that, it would closely observe the economic and monetary developments of the … Continue reading →

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GBP/USD: Sterling trading tad higher this morning

Posted on April 12, 2013 by GCI Financial

  For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, GBP rose 0.46% against the USD and closed at 1.5394. In the Asian session, at GMT0300, the pair is trading at 1.5396, with the GBP trading marginally higher from yesterday’s close. The … Continue reading →

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USD/CHF: Swissy trading on the trends of the greenback

Posted on April 12, 2013 by GCI Financial

  For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the USD declined 0.40% against the CHF and closed at 0.9301. In the Asian session, at GMT0300, the pair is trading at 0.9296, with the USD trading marginally lower from yesterday’s close. … Continue reading →

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USD/CAD: Canadian new house prices increased as expected in February

Posted on April 12, 2013 by GCI Financial

  For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the USD declined 0.46% against the CAD to close at 1.0103. The new housing price index in Canada rose 0.2% (MoM) in February, in-line-with-market-expectations and following a 0.1% increase recorded in the … Continue reading →

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