USD/CAD: Canada’s manufacturing sector activity contracted for the third consecutive month in June

USDCAD Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the USD declined 0.21% against the CAD and closed at 1.3104. Data indicated that Canada’s Markit manufacturing PMI contracted for the third straight month to a level of 49.2 in June, … Continue reading

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

USDCHF Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the USD declined 0.17% against the CHF and closed at 0.9854. In the Asian session, at GMT0300, the pair is trading at 0.9846, with the USD trading 0.08% lower against the … Continue reading

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USD/JPY: Japanese Yen extends its gains in the Asian session

USDJPY Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the USD declined 0.43% against the JPY and closed at 107.86. In the Asian session, at GMT0300, the pair is trading at 107.59, with the USD trading 0.25% lower against the … Continue reading

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GBP/USD: UK’s construction PMI surprisingly fell to a decade low level in June

GBPUSD Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the GBP declined 0.40% against the USD and closed at 1.2597, after the Bank of England’s Governor, Mark Carney signalled that the economy could lose its momentum in case of a … Continue reading

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EUR/USD: Eurozone’s producer price index rose less-than-expected in May

EURUSD Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the EUR slightly rose against the USD and closed at 1.1291. On the macro front, the Eurozone’s producer price index (PPI) advanced 1.6% on a yearly basis in May, undershooting market … Continue reading

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AUD/USD: RBA trimmed its key interest rate to 1.00% from 1.25%

AUDUSD Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the AUD declined 0.49% against the USD and closed at 0.6967. LME Copper prices rose 0.5% or $27.0/MT to $5999.0/MT. Aluminium prices rose 0.3% or $4.5/MT to $1778.0/MT. In the Asian … Continue reading

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USD/CAD: Loonie trading a tad higher in the Asian session

USDCAD Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the USD rose 0.26% against the CAD and closed at 1.3131. In the Asian session, at GMT0300, the pair is trading at 1.3129, with the USD trading slightly lower against the … Continue reading

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USD/CHF: Switzerland’s real retail sales records its sharpest decline in 8 months in May

USDCHF Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the USD rose 0.65% against the CHF and closed at 0.9871, amid dismal economic data. In economic news, Switzerland’s SVME manufacturing PMI unexpectedly fell to a level of 47.7 in June, … Continue reading

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USD/JPY: Japan’s consumer sentiment deteriorated more-than-expected in June

USDJPY Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the USD rose 0.16% against the JPY and closed at 108.33. Data showed that Japan’s consumer confidence index declined to a level of 38.7 in June, more than market expectations of … Continue reading

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GBP/USD: UK manufacturing sector activity fell to a six-year low level in June

GBPUSD Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the GBP declined 0.40% against the USD and closed at 1.2647, after UK’s manufacturing sector activity unexpectedly eased to a six-year low level of 48.0 in June, reflecting the impact of … Continue reading

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EUR/USD: Euro-zone’s manufacturing PMI contracting for the fifth consecutive month in June

EURUSD Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the EUR declined 0.55% against the USD and closed at 1.1289. On the data front, the Euro-zone’s final manufacturing PMI unexpectedly dropped to a level of 47.6 in June, contracting for … Continue reading

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