USD/JPY: US Dollar reverses previous session losses this morning

Posted on December 24, 2012 by GCI Financial

  For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT on Friday, the USD weakened 0.24% against the JPY and closed at 84.23, after the University of Michigan reported that its index of consumer sentiment unexpectedly deteriorated in December to 72.9 from … Continue reading →

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USD/CHF: Swiss Franc trading lower against the US dollar in the Asian session

Posted on December 24, 2012 by GCI Financial

  For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT on Friday, the USD rose 0.25% against the CHF and closed at 0.9152. In the Asian session, at GMT0400, the pair is trading at 0.9163, with the USD trading 0.11% higher from … Continue reading →

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USD/CAD: Canadian GDP rose in October

Posted on December 24, 2012 by GCI Financial

  For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT on Friday, the USD rose 0.56% against the CAD to close at 0.9932. On the economic front, consumer prices in Canada rose 0.8% in the 12 months to November, following a 1.2% … Continue reading →

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AUD/USD: Tad higher this morning

Posted on December 24, 2012 by GCI Financial

  For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT on Friday, the AUD weakened 0.78% against the USD to close at 1.0398, as an impasse on talks to avert the so-called fiscal cliff in the US sapped demand for higher-yielding assets. … Continue reading →

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EUR/USD: Euro gained as investor cheered positive US economic data, trading lower this morning

Posted on December 21, 2012 by GCI Financial

  For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, EUR rose 0.18% against the USD and closed at 1.3237, as risk appetite increased among investors after the US government revised its Q3 FY2012 gross domestic product growth rates higher than expected. … Continue reading →

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GBP/USD: Pound trading lower this morning

Posted on December 21, 2012 by GCI Financial

  For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, GBP rose 0.13% against the USD and closed at 1.6272, as investors digested stronger-than-expected data out of the US. Meanwhile in the UK, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) reported that retail … Continue reading →

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USD/JPY: Yen trading higher this morning

Posted on December 21, 2012 by GCI Financial

  For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the USD strengthened 0.23% against the JPY and closed at 84.43. In the Asian session, at GMT0400, the pair is trading at 83.95, with the USD trading 0.57% lower from yesterday’s close. … Continue reading →

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USD/CHF: Swiss trade surplus widened in November

Posted on December 21, 2012 by GCI Financial

  For the 24 hours to 2:00 GMT, the USD declined 0.14% against the CHF and closed at 0.9122, as Switzerland’s trade surplus widened to CHF2.95 billion in November, against the revised CHF2.73 billion surplus recorded in the previous month. … Continue reading →

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USD/CAD: Canadian retail sales improves, Loonie trading lower this morning

Posted on December 21, 2012 by GCI Financial

  For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the USD declined 0.12% against the CAD to close at 0.9877, amid positive retail sales data in Canada and following a rise in crude oil prices. Yesterday, Canadian retail sales increased 0.7% … Continue reading →

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AUD/USD: Aussie plunges on RBA report, broker views

Posted on December 21, 2012 by GCI Financial

  For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, AUD rose marginally against the USD to close at 1.0479. The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA), in its monthly bulletin, forecasted weak growth for the nation in 2013, citing continuing weakness in … Continue reading →

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AUD/USD: Wayne Swan indicates budget surplus unlikely

Posted on December 20, 2012 by GCI Financial

For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, AUD weakened 0.40% against the USD to close at 1.0476. LME Copper prices declined 0.7% or $60.0/MT to $7945.3/MT. Aluminium prices declined 0.4% or $8.0/MT to $2072.5/MT. In the Asian session, at GMT0400, … Continue reading →

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